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The Rock-Costa Azul surfForecast / Baja Sur / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 MSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Rock-Costa Azul surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Rock-Costa Azul sea temperature is
26.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Rock-Costa Azul today?
The current surf forecast for The Rock-Costa Azul at 11AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Rock-Costa Azul. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 75 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 54 | 54 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 127 | 127 | 66 | 44 | 42 | 109 | 104 | 142 | 171 | 142 | 104 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | glass | off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | cross | glass | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:57AM 1.43 | 6:31PM 1.10 | 5:25AM 1.50 | 7:11PM 1.16 | 5:54AM 1.57 | 7:44PM 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:16PM 0.51 | 11:12PM 0.87 | 12:44PM 0.38 | 11:49PM 0.88 | 1:11PM 0.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
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