Zipolite 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 15.64° N 96.51° W

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zipolite sea temperature is

30.7° 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 4AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s
Evening (09 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
		Thursday 9								Friday 10								Saturday 11
	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	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1081	1067	1054	1027	815	794	683	683	674	674	665	665	576	584	683	721	848	805	584	665	784	837	859	870
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	ESE	S	SW	WSW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	SW	WSW	W	NW	N	N	NNW	W	SSW	SW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	8:33PM0.81m					9:26AM1.11m				9:23PM0.77m				10:19AM1.14m				10:18PM0.74m				11:16AM1.17m
Low Tide			2:38AM0.05m					3:52PM0.21m				3:26AM0.03m				4:51PM0.19m				4:20AM-0.00m				5:52PM0.17m


	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00
mm	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	2	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	27	27	27	26	30	32	32	30	28	27	27	27	30	32	31	30	28	27	27	27	30	32	32	30
Feels °C	31	31	31	29	34	35	35	34	33	31	31	31	35	35	35	34	32	31	31	30	34	34	34	34
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	1081	1067	1054	1027	815	794	683	683	674	674	665	665	576	584	683	721	848	805	584	665	784	837	859	870
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 12	S 11	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	38	45	37	71	65	40	85	85	86	85	83	64	68	64	85	90	94	90	67	85	83	81	79	78
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	ESE 8	S 18	SSW 18	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 9
kJ	72	71	21	23	21	20	12	5	24	26	23	22	14	10	9	9	18	26	160	104	13	9	11	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	—	—	NE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	126	126	126	0	0	0	0	0	126	126	53	0	0	0	0	16	126	126	126
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