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Rancho San Carlos surfForecast / Baja Sur / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 MSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rancho San Carlos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rancho San Carlos sea temperature is
25.1° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rancho San Carlos today?
The current surf forecast for Rancho San Carlos at 5PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rancho San Carlos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 20 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
211 | 200 | 197 | 155 | 158 | 160 | 160 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 96 | 88 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 209 | 209 | 211 | 188 | 349 | 374 | 343 | 412 | 469 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:39AM0.97m | 9:44PM1.49m | 10:08PM1.38m | 10:42PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM0.89m | 5:42AM0.49m | 6:55AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | 6:50 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 20 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 72 | 68 | 77 | 155 | 158 | 160 | 160 | 133 | 64 | 53 | 93 | 88 | 85 | 125 | 125 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 188 | 349 | 374 | 343 | 412 | 469 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 211 | 200 | 197 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 133 | 133 | 21 | 83 | 127 | 84 | 66 | 209 | 209 | 211 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 99 | 89 | 301 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 13 |
| kJ | 56 | 55 | 38 | 49 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 96 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 111 | 122 | 112 | 106 | 73 | 79 | 102 | 253 | 244 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 140 | 126 | 154 | 94 | 99 | 99 | 90 | 82 | 145 | 118 | 50 | 36 | 43 | 37 | 42 | 90 | — | — | 24 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 195 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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