Zipolite Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.64° N 96.51° W

Zipolite 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zipolite sea temperature is
30.5° C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Zipolite today (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 9PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
19
1
S
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
132
402
303
307
246
249
343
299
189
189
165
418
366
505
499
587
587
587
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:58PM1.19m
5:33AM1.10m
5:49PM1.13m
6:27AM1.14m
6:39PM1.06m
Low Tide
11:20PM-0.05m
11:40AM0.05m
00:07AM-0.05m
12:37PM0.08m
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
7:00
7:00
 mm
6
2
1
Temp °C
32
30
28
26
26
26
29
31
31
29
27
26
26
26
29
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
35
33
32
29
29
28
32
34
33
32
30
28
28
28
32
33
33
33
32
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