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Rauls surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 14 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 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rauls today?
The current surf forecast for Rauls at 8AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
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) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 125 | 117 | 113 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 43 | 27 | 41 | 66 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 55 | 75 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:05AM 1.92 | 6:15PM 1.34 | 5:35AM 1.99 | 7:09PM 1.38 | 6:05AM 2.05 | 7:53PM 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:19PM 0.89 | 12:14PM 0.62 | 11:00PM 0.97 | 12:51PM 0.47 | 11:38PM 1.04 | 1:24PM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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