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Zipolite surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 19 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
30.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zipolite today?
The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 6PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zipolite. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | |
237 | 233 | 274 | 376 | 326 | 261 | 573 | 573 | 261 | 299 | 362 | 287 | 503 | 303 | 220 | 223 | 314 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 217 | 214 | 243 | 167 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:44PM1.23m | 5:06AM0.83m | 5:37PM1.20m | 6:02AM0.87m | 6:29PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM-0.22m | 11:15PM-0.18m | 11:03AM-0.21m | 00:05AM-0.18m | 12:01PM-0.16m | 00:55AM-0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | 6:50 |
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Temp °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 237 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 187 | 187 | 573 | 573 | 219 | 299 | 362 | 287 | 503 | 172 | 220 | 223 | 314 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 217 | 214 | 167 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SW 17 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 152 | 145 | 274 | 376 | 326 | 261 | 21 | 32 | 261 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 184 | 178 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 90 | 113 | 66 | 204 | 85 | 243 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SW 19 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 21 | 32 | 32 | 45 | 15 | 21 | 32 | 29 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 303 | 34 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 66 | 204 | 46 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 8 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1101 | 797 | 1101 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 25 | 1101 | 1102 | 642 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 642 | 1102 | 1102 | 115 | 32 | 16 | 0 |
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