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Salina Cruz

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 5:30 PM CST

When to go

Around 6:00 PM

Windy · Low confidence

2.2–2.2 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: 7.0 kt · onshore

Forecast details

This is the best time in the forecast, though wind may make it choppy.

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.

At 6:00 PM · America/Mexico_City
Unfavorable wind · up to 7.0 kt · reported gusts up to 18.1 kt
Caution: This is the best available wind comparison, not a favorable-wind label. The selected wind is unfavorable for this break.
Offshore waves: 2.2–2.2 ft across the period. Surf height unavailable. Tide data unavailable.
Wind source time: Sep 22, 5:30 PM CST. 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 3.2 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 SSE 7 kt

Tide Unavailable

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellS 1.6 ft @ 6sValid 2026-09-22 18:00 · America/Mexico_CityMarine grid 16.2083, -95.1250 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea2.2 ft @ 10sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-22 18:00 · America/Mexico_City

Model windSSE 7 ktonshoreValid 2026-09-22 18:00 · America/Mexico_City6.6 kt onshore component

TideUnavailableunavailableNo verified local tide station connected; no tide height estimated

SEMAR Costa del Golfo de Tehuantepec 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 del Golfo de Tehuantepec; coastal marine wave height from the shoreline to 24 nautical miles, not breaking surfFile updated Sep 22, 8:13 AM CST

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 Salina Cruz
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	NE 8 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.6 ft @ 7s
1 AM	NNE 7.7 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.6 ft @ 8s
2 AM	NNE 7.8 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.6 ft @ 9s
3 AM	NNE 8.7 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.5 ft @ 10s
4 AM	N 8.3 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.4 ft @ 11s
5 AM	N 8 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.4 ft @ 10s
6 AM	NE 7.1 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.4 ft @ 10s
7 AM	NNE 7.7 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.4 ft @ 11s
8 AM	NNE 9 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.4 ft @ 11s
9 AM	NNE 10.5 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.5 ft @ 11s
10 AM	NE 11.5 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.6 ft @ 9s
11 AM	NE 11.5 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.6 ft @ 8s
Noon	E 10 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.7 ft @ 7s
1 PM	ESE 10.3 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.6 ft @ 6s
2 PM	SE 11 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.6 ft @ 6s
3 PM	SSE 8.7 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.6 ft @ 6s
4 PM	SSW 7.5 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.6 ft @ 6s
5 PM	S 7.8 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.6 ft @ 6s
6 PM	SSE 7 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.6 ft @ 6s
7 PM	WNW 5 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.7 ft @ 7s
8 PM	NE 2 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.8 ft @ 9s
9 PM	N 2.3 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	S 2.0 ft @ 9s
10 PM	NE 1.2 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	S 2.0 ft @ 10s
11 PM	N 2.4 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	S 2.0 ft @ 9s

12 AMUnavailable

WindNE 8 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.6 ft @ 7s

1 AMUnavailable

WindNNE 7.7 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.6 ft @ 8s

2 AMUnavailable

WindNNE 7.8 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.6 ft @ 9s

3 AMUnavailable

WindNNE 8.7 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.5 ft @ 10s

4 AMUnavailable

WindN 8.3 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.4 ft @ 11s

5 AMUnavailable

WindN 8 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.4 ft @ 10s

6 AMUnavailable

WindNE 7.1 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.4 ft @ 10s

7 AMUnavailable

WindNNE 7.7 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.4 ft @ 11s

8 AMUnavailable

WindNNE 9 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.4 ft @ 11s

9 AMUnavailable

WindNNE 10.5 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.5 ft @ 11s

10 AMUnavailable

WindNE 11.5 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.6 ft @ 9s

11 AMUnavailable

WindNE 11.5 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.6 ft @ 8s

NoonUnavailable

WindE 10 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.7 ft @ 7s

1 PMUnavailable

WindESE 10.3 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.6 ft @ 6s

2 PMUnavailable

WindSE 11 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.6 ft @ 6s

3 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 8.7 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.6 ft @ 6s

4 PMUnavailable

WindSSW 7.5 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.6 ft @ 6s

5 PMUnavailable

WindS 7.8 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.6 ft @ 6s

6 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 7 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.6 ft @ 6s

7 PMUnavailable

WindWNW 5 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.7 ft @ 7s

8 PMUnavailable

WindNE 2 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.8 ft @ 9s

9 PMUnavailable

WindN 2.3 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 2.0 ft @ 9s

10 PMUnavailable

WindNE 1.2 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 2.0 ft @ 10s

11 PMUnavailable

WindN 2.4 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 2.0 ft @ 9s

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. Breakwater break.

Mapped spot coordinate: 16.18, -95.12.

Mainland · Coast not verified · Ocean-facing bearing 180° · Location provenance

Model request point: Salina Cruz (16.18, -95.12). 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 del Golfo de Tehuantepec marine forecast
SEMAR Costa del Golfo de Tehuantepec marine forecast; Costa del Golfo de Tehuantepec; coastal marine wave height from the shoreline to 24 nautical miles, not breaking surfCurrentSep 22, 8:13 AM CST
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 availableCurrentSep 22, 5:30 PM CST
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 5:30 PM CST
Copernicus Marine Global Ocean Waves
Independent wave-model backend and cross-check; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time
Surfline public spot pages
Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadataNot 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.