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Zipolite surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 CSTForecast 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
30.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zipolite. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
496 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 372 | 376 | 368 | 558 | 581 | 711 | 720 | 832 | 929 | 1179 | 543 | 594 | 905 | 905 | 795 | 720 | 720 | 784 | 784 | 784 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 8:14PM0.96m | 8:54AM0.91m | 9:08PM0.86m | 9:52AM0.91m | 10:04PM0.77m | 10:48AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00PM-0.02m | 2:36AM-0.08m | 3:03PM0.04m | 3:27AM-0.04m | 4:08PM0.09m | 4:17AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
34 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 496 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 208 | 305 | 309 | 558 | 581 | 711 | 720 | 832 | 929 | 1179 | 543 | 561 | 905 | 905 | 795 | 720 | 720 | 784 | 784 | 784 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | W 4 | S 8 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 45 | 30 | 29 | 372 | 376 | 368 | 18 | 42 | 29 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 534 | 594 | 68 | 66 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 9 | 34 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 9 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | E 8 | SSW 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 8 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | — | 52 | 51 | — | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 10 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 46 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 19 | — | 19 | 9 | 10 | 8 | — | — | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1102 | 409 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 1109 | 53 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 945 | 789 | 115 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 409 |
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