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Zipolite surf break

Zipolite surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 18 Jan 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 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 2AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (19 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
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
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
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212161515151516151614141818181716161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54535362595858373843385050808080200175104173208326322310
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
0
N
10
S
10
SSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NE
10
E
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		offglasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:54AM
0.96
3:22PM
0.65
3:37AM
0.98
4:09PM
0.74
4:18AM
0.99
4:53PM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
0.15
9:37AM
0.13
9:05PM
0.13
10:13AM
0.08
9:56PM
0.12
10:47AM
0.04
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----6:56-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset-------6:15-------6:16-------6:16
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262424232528282625242323252828262424232325282826
Feels °C (?)282525232728282626262424262828262525242426282828
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