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Zipolite surf break

Zipolite surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
27.8° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zipolite today?

The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 12AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (20 Jan)1ft (0.3m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)151516151514181818181416161616161616151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)58373843375080808080168175104173208326322277199191144188214214
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
W
10
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
5
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossononcross-
on		cross-
off		offglassglassglasscross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22PM
0.65
3:37AM
0.98
4:09PM
0.74
4:18AM
0.99
4:53PM
0.83
4:59AM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:05PM
0.13
10:13AM
0.08
9:56PM
0.12
10:47AM
0.04
10:46PM
0.11
11:22AM
0.01
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset-6:15-------6:16-------6:16------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C282725242323252828262424232325282827252524232628
Feels °C (?)282826252423262828272625242427282828262625232729
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