Salina Cruz Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.18° N 95.12° W

Salina Cruz 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Salina Cruz sea temperature is
30.3° C
0.7° 

Salina Cruz surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Salina Cruz today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Salina Cruz at 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

Table - waves today at Salina Cruz. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the N by Wed night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
372
419
180
232
294
352
325
330
344
382
430
430
377
344
334
268
264
261
Wind (km/h)
45
NNE
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
25
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:09PM1.10m
6:40AM1.27m
6:55PM1.03m
7:26AM1.22m
7:40PM0.96m
Low Tide
12:11PM0.00m
00:16AM-0.06m
12:59PM0.04m
1:00AM-0.00m
1:46PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:43
6:42
 mm
2
Temp °C
34
31
29
28
26
26
30
34
34
32
28
26
26
25
30
33
35
32
30
Feels °C
28
27
25
25
24
24
26
30
30
29
26
26
26
24
28
29
32
29
29
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