Zipolite surf break

Zipolite surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
29.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Zipolite today?

The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 4AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)161515151414141414141413131318171716161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)796736822811697660594549534512421408336331307293273339421628411406702648
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:55AM
0.72
2:31PM
1.10
2:50AM
0.74
3:23PM
1.19
3:42AM
0.77
4:14PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:10PM
0.07
7:51AM
-0.00
9:06PM
-0.00
8:43AM
-0.07
9:58PM
-0.07
9:35AM
-0.14
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:09-------6:09-------6:09---
Sunset-------6:40-------6:40-------6:40
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------2-
Temp. °C282827272931312928272727293130292827272729302929
Feels °C (?)292928283132323030282929323231313129303133323232
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