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Rauls surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rauls surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rauls sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rauls today?
The current surf forecast for Rauls at 5AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rauls. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 66 | 61 | 59 | 167 | 149 | 163 | 169 | 252 | 326 | 353 | 441 | 353 | 348 | 408 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 297 | 281 | 204 | 198 | 178 | 178 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:09AM 1.67 | 2:01PM 1.50 | 3:55AM 1.76 | 3:37PM 1.37 | 4:33AM 1.85 | 5:05PM 1.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:56AM 1.14 | 8:46PM 0.64 | 10:26AM 0.98 | 9:34PM 0.77 | 11:28AM 0.79 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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