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Ticla surfForecast / Michoacan / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ticla surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ticla sea temperature is
29.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ticla today?
The current surf forecast for Ticla at 4PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ticla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 181 | 178 | 173 | 121 | 117 | 75 | 82 | 113 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 119 | 123 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 69 | 62 | 63 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:33AM 0.63 | 6:06PM 0.42 | 6:37AM 0.63 | 7:31PM 0.48 | 6:42AM 0.62 | 8:15PM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:09PM 0.40 | 11:10PM 0.35 | 1:28PM 0.34 | 12:10AM 0.39 | 1:33PM 0.28 | 12:51AM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
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