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Zicatela Surf Photo: 'Sunset Line Up' by Guylaine Madden

Issued: 11 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Zicatela sea temperature is

30.7°C

1.8°

Zicatela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSE	ENE	SSW	SW
	14 s	glass	6 s	14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 February at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Zicatela around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW	ENE	SSW	E
	14 s	cross	6 s	14 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 February at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Zicatela around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW	WNW	SSW	E
	14 s	cross	6 s	14 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 February at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Zicatela around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW	WNW	SSW	E
	13 s	cross	6 s	13 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 February at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Zicatela around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW		SSW	E
	13 s	glass		13 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 February at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Zicatela around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE		SSW	SE
	13 s	glass		13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 February at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Zicatela around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	S		SSW	E
	13 s	cross- on		13 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Zicatela around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	S	WSW	SSW	ESE
	13 s	cross- on	6 s	13 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 February at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Zicatela around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW		SSW	WSW
	13 s	glass		13 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 February at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Zicatela around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW		SSW	E
	12 s	cross		12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 February at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Zicatela around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW	NW	SSW	SE
	12 s	cross	5 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 February at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Zicatela around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW	NE	SSW	SE
	12 s	cross	6 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 February at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Zicatela around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW	NW	SSW	ENE
	12 s	cross- off	3 s	12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 February at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Zicatela around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE		SSW	ENE
	12 s	glass		12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 February at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Zicatela around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	W	SSW	ESE
	12 s	on	3 s	12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Zicatela around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SSE	SSW	SW
	12 s	on	7 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 February at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Zicatela around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	WSW	SSW	WSW
	12 s	glass	3 s	12 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 February at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Zicatela around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 45 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.0m (3.3 ft). Range 1.40m (4.6 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Zicatela Surf Photo: 'Sunset Line Up' by Guylaine Madden

Sunset crowd at Zicatela... If the waves are good, it gets crowded here.

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User: Guylaine Madden (14 photos)

Country: Mexico (650 photos)

Photo taken at: 6:00 pm 27 Feb 2012