San Hipolito Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Baja Sur, Mexico)

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San Hipolito Surf Guide

San Hipolito in Baja Sur is an exposed beach and reef break that has pretty consitent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the north northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights together with both left and right hand reef breaks offshore.. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Take care of rips, sharks and rocks.

San Hipolito Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	1	fairly consistent	14.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing San Hipolito:

The best conditions reported for surf at San Hipolito occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf San Hipolito (for consistent clean waves)?

septemberBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing San Hipolito with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of September. Clean surfable waves are typically found 43% of the time in September while 38% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 19% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

43%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

38%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

19%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore San Hipolito Location Map

Interactive San Hipolito surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to San Hipolito is Loreto International Airport (LTO) in Mexico, which is 287 km (178 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to San Hipolito is General Jose Maria Yanez International (Guaymas) Airport (GYM), also in Mexico, 324 km (201 miles) away.

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San Hipolito Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 20:55 Local Time

m, °C	Wed		Thu
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off

Tides at San Hipolito

Current tide and informaton

For San Hipolito, 0 km from San Hipolito.

Next High Water: 10:45pm | 1.65m

Next Low Water: 06:43am | 0.52m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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San Hipolito Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.1 °C) at San Hipolito is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (17.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 14.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite