Zipolite surf break

Zipolite surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 CST
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Zipolite surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zipolite sea temperature is
31.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zipolite today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 2AM is: 0.9m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)5ft (1.5m)19s
Afternoon (31 May)5ft (1.5m)19s
Evening (31 May)5ft (1.5m)19s

Table - waves today at Zipolite. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
22
0.7
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
20
1
SW
20
1.5
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
19
1.5
SSW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.5
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
467
658
770
698
753
1719
1242
1684
1788
1598
2212
2162
2138
2113
2113
2089
2065
2041
1714
1373
1356
1356
1208
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
E
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
0
NNW
5
N
5
N
0
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
0
WSW
15
SW
on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
2:10PM0.98m
2:34AM0.60m
2:54PM0.99m
3:19AM0.61m
3:36PM0.99m
4:01AM0.62m
Low Tide
8:56PM0.08m
8:13AM0.09m
9:39PM0.07m
8:57AM0.09m
10:19PM0.06m
9:40AM0.08m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:53
2
1
2
2
3
3
Temp °C
30
29
28
27
27
27
29
31
31
30
29
28
27
27
29
31
31
30
29
28
28
27
30
32
32
32
32
32
32
31
33
34
34
33
34
33
31
31
34
34
33
34
33
32
32
31
35
35
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
20
1
SW
20
1.5
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
19
1.5
SSW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.5
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
295
378
378
770
698
753
1719
1242
1684
1788
1598
2212
2162
2138
2113
2113
2089
2065
2041
1714
1373
1356
1356
1208
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
22
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.3
S
16
0.9
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
Energy kJ
372
427
427
257
438
432
714
687
806
391
760
602
577
573
573
489
465
350
280
276
268
268
212
202
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.7
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.5
S
7
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
S
24
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SSW
6
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
22
0.2
SSW
22
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
Energy kJ
167
467
658
402
402
326
25
367
272
334
496
21
20
16
11
22
7
19
46
45
73
116
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
1101
409
25
0
0
0
0
1106
1106
750
0
0
0
0
0
945
1106
945
29
0
0
0
0
1106
Best forecast wave conditions in Oaxaca
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
5
8
5
6
4
5
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