Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.95° N 115.81° W

Punta Baja 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Baja sea temperature is
24.9°C
5.3° 

Punta Baja surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Punta Baja today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Baja at 7AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Punta Baja. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
851
897
887
877
847
902
880
1194
1042
848
838
827
962
636
756
619
856
914
1068
938
938
926
902
856
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
0
NE
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:07PM1.70m
1:48PM1.57m
7:07AM1.47m
4:17PM1.56m
Low Tide
9:45PM0.73m
11:05PM0.68m
11:18AM1.35m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:47
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6:09
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6:08
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 mm
1
3
5
3
2
1
1
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Temp °C
25
24
23
25
25
26
24
23
23
23
23
25
24
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
21
20
20
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
26
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
20
21
21
22
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