Punta Baja surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 PDT
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Punta Baja surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Punta Baja sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Punta Baja today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Baja at 4AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (17 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (17 May)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
684
748
890
1050
1113
1134
1176
2366
2385
2454
2221
2293
2151
2186
1985
1722
1510
1215
1119
956
807
628
543
533
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
W
0
WSW
0
NNW
5
ESE
5
SSE
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:55PM2.52m
10:33AM1.60m
9:35PM2.51m
11:29AM1.52m
10:18PM2.42m
12:32PM1.44m
Low Tide
4:05AM-0.10m
3:11PM0.95m
4:55AM-0.07m
3:50PM1.04m
5:49AM0.03m
4:33PM1.14m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:48
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
11
10
10
9
11
12
12
13
12
11
13
13
15
15
14
15
15
17
17
15
16
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
NW
15
0.9
NW
15
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
269
257
220
309
1113
1134
1176
2366
2385
2454
2221
2293
2151
2186
1985
1722
1510
1215
1119
956
807
628
543
533
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1
NW
14
1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
Energy kJ
125
152
204
201
401
413
493
135
133
131
89
115
109
75
75
109
107
148
130
128
128
126
126
126
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.4
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
2
25
25
55
201
181
181
81
86
134
87
83
56
104
104
48
47
74
69
96
96
95
94
93
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
684
748
890
1050
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
4
4
2
1
4
1
4
4
1
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
Distance (km)
331
219
492
91
164
491
492
600
492
169
262
47
31
416
416
283
24
0
0
0
0
331
331
331
Best forecast wave conditions in Baja Norte
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
4
4
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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