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Zipolite surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 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
28.2° 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 6AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zipolite. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 75 | 75 | 39 | 38 | 90 | 66 | 66 | 91 | 91 | 66 | 66 | 61 | 27 | 103 | 104 | 171 | 171 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 88 | 87 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:41PM 0.89 | 10:50AM 0.61 | 11:32PM 0.90 | 11:45AM 0.57 | 12:23AM 0.92 | 12:40PM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:14AM 0.16 | 4:46PM 0.08 | 6:15AM 0.16 | 5:33PM 0.11 | 7:12AM 0.16 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
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