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Rauls surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 15 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 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rauls today?
The current surf forecast for Rauls at 2AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rauls. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 27 | 41 | 66 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 55 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 60 | 101 | 250 | 232 | 265 | 248 | 299 | 240 | 294 | 569 | 550 | 456 | 464 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:09PM 1.38 | 6:05AM 2.05 | 7:53PM 1.42 | 6:35AM 2.11 | 8:31PM 1.44 | 7:07AM 2.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:38PM 1.04 | 1:24PM 0.35 | 12:15AM 1.07 | 1:57PM 0.26 | 12:49AM 1.09 | 2:30PM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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