← Baja Sur report

Baja Sur · Today

Scorpion Bay

When to go

Around 6:00 PM

Windy · Low confidence

4.5–4.5 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: 13.6 kt · offshore

Forecast details
  • Wind blowing out to sea should help the waves stay clean.
Other wind windows

Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

  • 5:00 PM–6:00 PM · America/Mazatlan

    Unfavorable wind · up to 15.3 kt · reported gusts up to 19.8 kt

    Caution: This is the best available wind comparison, not a favorable-wind label. The selected wind is unfavorable for this break.

    Offshore waves: 4.5–4.5 ft across the period. Surf height unavailable. Tide data unavailable.

    Wind source time: Sep 22, 4:30 PM GMT-7. This is not the model run issue time.
How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence
  • Returned marine grid point is 4.8 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
  • Reference model hour: 0 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
  • No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
  • Tide unavailable: assessment incomplete, especially at shallow reef breaks.
  • A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind WNW 15.3 kt

Tide Unavailable

Wave, wind and tide details
Offshore model swellSSW 2.4 ft @ 12sValid 2026-09-22 17:00 · America/MazatlanMarine grid 26.2083, -112.5417 · offshore model, not a local measurement
Offshore model sea4.5 ft @ 7.5sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-22 17:00 · America/Mazatlan
Model windWNW 15.3 ktoffshoreValid 2026-09-22 17:00 · America/Mazatlan15.3 kt offshore component
TideUnavailableunavailableNo verified local tide station connected; no tide height estimated
SEMAR Costa centro/sur occidental de la Península de Baja California marine forecast

Current official 24/48-hour PDF includes coastal wind, wave-height (ft), and visibility tables. Open the bulletin for its tabular values; PDF values are not transcribed into breaking-surf estimates.

Official 24/48-hour Pacific marine bulletin covering 2026-09-22Costa centro/sur occidental de la Península de Baja California; coastal marine wave height from the shoreline to 24 nautical miles, not breaking surfFile updated Sep 22, 7:13 AM GMT-7

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Scorpion Bay
TimeWindTideOffshore swell
NW 4.3 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableW 2.4 ft @ 6s
NW 5.1 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableW 2.2 ft @ 7s
NW 5.2 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableWSW 2.2 ft @ 8s
NW 5.3 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableSW 2.1 ft @ 10s
NW 6.3 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableSW 2.1 ft @ 11s
NNW 6.5 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableSSW 2.0 ft @ 12s
NW 5.7 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableSSW 2.2 ft @ 12s
NW 6.3 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableSSW 2.2 ft @ 12s
NW 6.7 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableSSW 2.4 ft @ 12s
NW 6.3 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableSW 2.3 ft @ 12s
WNW 6 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableSW 2.2 ft @ 13s
WNW 12.8 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableSW 2.1 ft @ 13s
WNW 15.6 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableSW 2.2 ft @ 13s
WNW 15.6 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableSW 2.3 ft @ 13s
WNW 17.3 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableSSW 2.4 ft @ 13s
WNW 16.3 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableSSW 2.4 ft @ 12s
WNW 15.7 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableSSW 2.4 ft @ 12s
WNW 15.3 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableSSW 2.4 ft @ 12s
WNW 13.6 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableSSW 2.4 ft @ 12s
WNW 11.1 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableSSW 2.4 ft @ 12s
WNW 9.9 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableSSW 2.4 ft @ 12s
WNW 9.7 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableSW 2.6 ft @ 10s
WNW 7.8 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableWSW 2.8 ft @ 7s
WNW 8.4 ktoffshoreUnavailableunavailableW 3.0 ft @ 5s
Unavailable
WindNW 4.3 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellW 2.4 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindNW 5.1 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellW 2.2 ft @ 7s
Unavailable
WindNW 5.2 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 2.2 ft @ 8s
Unavailable
WindNW 5.3 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 2.1 ft @ 10s
Unavailable
WindNW 6.3 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 2.1 ft @ 11s
Unavailable
WindNNW 6.5 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.0 ft @ 12s
Unavailable
WindNW 5.7 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.2 ft @ 12s
Unavailable
WindNW 6.3 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.2 ft @ 12s
Unavailable
WindNW 6.7 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.4 ft @ 12s
Unavailable
WindNW 6.3 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 2.3 ft @ 12s
Unavailable
WindWNW 6 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 2.2 ft @ 13s
Unavailable
WindWNW 12.8 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 2.1 ft @ 13s
Unavailable
WindWNW 15.6 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 2.2 ft @ 13s
Unavailable
WindWNW 15.6 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 2.3 ft @ 13s
Unavailable
WindWNW 17.3 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.4 ft @ 13s
Unavailable
WindWNW 16.3 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.4 ft @ 12s
Unavailable
WindWNW 15.7 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.4 ft @ 12s
Unavailable
WindWNW 15.3 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.4 ft @ 12s
Unavailable
WindWNW 13.6 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.4 ft @ 12s
Unavailable
WindWNW 11.1 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.4 ft @ 12s
Unavailable
WindWNW 9.9 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.4 ft @ 12s
Unavailable
WindWNW 9.7 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 2.6 ft @ 10s
Unavailable
WindWNW 7.8 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 2.8 ft @ 7s
Unavailable
WindWNW 8.4 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellW 3.0 ft @ 5s

Tide

Local tide station unavailable

Tide predictions are unavailable for this period.

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Point break.

Mapped spot coordinate: 26.23, -112.5.

Mainland · Coast not verified · Ocean-facing bearing 112.5° · Location provenance

Model request point: Scorpion Bay (26.23, -112.5). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 3/6 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier D · MEXICO · spot-level model point

  • SEMAR Costa centro/sur occidental de la Península de Baja California marine forecast
    SEMAR Costa centro/sur occidental de la Península de Baja California marine forecast; Costa centro/sur occidental de la Península de Baja California; coastal marine wave height from the shoreline to 24 nautical miles, not breaking surf
    Current
  • The Buoy API
    No current same-exposure official Mexican wave observation with station identity, coordinates, timestamp, and units was verified.
    UnavailableNo source time
  • WorldTides API
    SEMAR publishes 2026 numerical tide-table PDFs for relevant ports, but no Worker-compatible PDF parser, station-distance assignment, datum contract, and timezone-safe event parser is connected.
    UnavailableNo source time
  • Open-Meteo Marine API
    1 of 1 configured model points available
    Current
  • Open-Meteo Weather API
    1 of 1 configured model points available
    Current
  • Copernicus Marine Global Ocean Waves
    Independent wave-model backend and cross-check; market adapter or station mapping not connected
    UnavailableNo source time
  • Surf-Forecast public pages
    Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallback
    Not applicableNo source time
  • Surfline public spot pages
    Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadata
    Not applicableNo source time
How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.