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Zippers-Costa Azul surfForecast / Baja Sur / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 MSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Zippers-Costa Azul surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zippers-Costa Azul sea temperature is
26.2° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zippers-Costa Azul today?
The current surf forecast for Zippers-Costa Azul at 7AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zippers-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) (?) | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 63 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 127 | 127 | 66 | 44 | 42 | 109 | 104 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 104 | 84 | 54 | 92 | 88 | 118 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | glass | glass | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:25AM 1.50 | 7:11PM 1.16 | 5:54AM 1.57 | 7:44PM 1.20 | 6:23AM 1.63 | 8:15PM 1.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:12PM 0.87 | 12:44PM 0.38 | 11:49PM 0.88 | 1:11PM 0.27 | 12:21AM 0.88 | 1:39PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
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