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Ticla surfForecast / Michoacan / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 13 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
29.0° 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 8PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ticla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 95 | 41 | 52 | 49 | 75 | 104 | 85 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 66 | 127 | 127 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 56 | 104 | 171 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:48PM 0.57 | 6:41AM 0.63 | 9:13PM 0.59 | 6:45AM 0.63 | 9:33PM 0.60 | 6:55AM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:45PM 0.23 | 1:22AM 0.45 | 1:59PM 0.19 | 1:46AM 0.47 | 2:14PM 0.15 | 2:05AM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
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