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Renes surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Renes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Renes sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Renes today?
The current surf forecast for Renes at 12AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Renes. (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) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 75 | 75 | 75 | 60 | 101 | 250 | 232 | 265 | 252 | 299 | 240 | 579 | 280 | 537 | 528 | 325 | 313 | 267 | 235 | 240 | 330 | 274 | 251 | 238 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:55PM 1.45 | 6:38AM 2.14 | 8:33PM 1.47 | 7:10AM 2.19 | 9:09PM 1.48 | 7:43AM 2.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:18AM 1.09 | 1:59PM 0.27 | 12:52AM 1.11 | 2:33PM 0.20 | 1:26AM 1.12 | 3:07PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
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