Zipolite surf break

Zipolite surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 26 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
30.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zipolite today?

The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 11PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)--
Afternoon (26 May)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (26 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
773
711
701
606
597
530
437
424
424
424
424
424
418
424
431
437
390
379
373
412
379
390
407
419
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
S
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
15
WSW
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:01PM0.69m
11:43AM0.93m
11:59PM0.64m
12:35PM0.94m
00:54AM0.61m
Low Tide
5:14PM0.11m
5:07AM0.03m
6:18PM0.12m
5:55AM0.05m
7:16PM0.11m
6:42AM0.07m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<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>
6:51
6:52
6:52
6:52
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
31
31
29
29
28
28
30
32
32
31
29
29
28
29
28
30
31
31
29
28
28
28
30
32
33
35
33
33
32
32
34
34
33
34
32
33
33
33
30
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
33
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Energy kJ
773
711
701
606
597
530
437
424
424
424
424
424
418
424
431
437
390
379
373
412
379
390
407
419
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.2
SSW
20
Energy kJ
9
32
32
32
31
31
21
29
9
29
30
29
28
42
30
31
31
29
26
26
24
24
29
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
W
3
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
9
11
11
13
12
14
13
12
9
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
91
65
65
4
1
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
SSW
8
Energy kJ
64
45
3
3
4
5
6
4
2
2
4
47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1102
115
16
0
0
0
0
1106
1106
1042
271
0
0
0
0
30
1106
271
32
0
0
0
25
1025
Best forecast wave conditions in Oaxaca
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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