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Zepotonengo surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Zepotonengo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zepotonengo sea temperature is
28.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Zepotonengo today?
The current surf forecast for Zepotonengo at 11PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zepotonengo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 62 | 91 | 127 | 66 | 66 | 61 | 61 | 104 | 104 | 171 | 171 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 100 | 88 | 87 | 111 | 87 | 87 | 111 | 140 | 140 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:27PM 1.02 | 11:32AM 0.69 | 12:17AM 1.03 | 12:27PM 0.67 | 1:05AM 1.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:35PM 0.22 | 6:11AM 0.33 | 5:22PM 0.24 | 7:07AM 0.30 | 6:11PM 0.24 | 7:58AM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - |
| Sunset | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
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