Zipolite 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 15.64° N 96.51° W

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zipolite sea temperature is

30.6° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zipolite today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 1PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s
Evening (14 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	0	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SW 18	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 15	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	331	261	261	261	321	326	265	257	154	127	286	253	312	264	264	264	235	231	235	238	238	294	171	171
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	E	S	SW	WSW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	SE	SSW	SSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	ENE	S	SSW	W	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide	1:28AM0.81m				2:13PM1.24m				2:33AM0.88m					3:10PM1.25m				3:36AM0.96m				4:05PM1.23m
Low Tide			7:28AM-0.04m				8:47PM0.05m				8:33AM-0.03m					9:40PM0.00m				9:37AM-0.01m				10:31PM-0.03m


	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	6:03
	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	7:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	1	2	1	3	1	—	1	1	1	2
Temp °C	25	25	29	31	32	30	27	26	26	26	29	31	30	30	27	26	26	25	28	30	30	29	27	26
Feels °C	27	27	33	33	35	33	31	29	29	28	33	33	33	33	30	28	28	27	31	32	33	33	31	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 8	ESE 8
kJ	331	261	261	261	321	326	265	257	138	127	286	253	312	253	253	246	235	231	235	238	238	294	77	170
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	S 8	SSW 17	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 14	SSW 12	ESE 7	SW 16	SW 16	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	50	42	184	209	319	319	252	252	138	78	21	129	208	84	82	82	82	48	36	56	61	71	111	111
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 16	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 15	E 6	SW 18	SE 7	S 7	E 7	SE 8	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	ESE 7	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	41	122	40	40	27	29	112	27	154	27	16	15	39	264	264	264	208	163	91	20	113	106	171	171
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	NW 3	—	ENE 6	ENE 7	—	—	—	WSW 6	WSW 6	ENE 5	ENE 6	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 5	ENE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	5	—	60	96	—	—	—	4	4	3	7	57	28	38	47	50
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	90	945	90	0	0	0	0	0	807	945	32	0	0	16	0	0	945	1025	29	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2		3	3	3	2	2	2			3	3	3	2	2	2			2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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