Zipolite surf break

Zipolite surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
27.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zipolite today?

The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 10AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)181818181817161616161616161615151515151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)375455455319249241214264310310310371258198183176174171171217217169167167
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
NNW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
ESE
15
S
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:33AM
0.88
7:07PM
1.23
7:21AM
0.86
7:58PM
1.17
8:12AM
0.84
8:50PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:45AM
-0.07
12:32PM
-0.15
1:33AM
-0.05
1:21PM
-0.13
2:23AM
-0.01
2:14PM
-0.08
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--6:26-------6:26-------6:24-----
Sunset-----6:37-------6:37-------6:37--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----11------11---------
Temp. °C262527303027262625252729302827262625273030292626
Feels °C (?)282629313128282827272930313029282927303232312828
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