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Zipolite surf break

Zipolite surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 CST
Forecast 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
27.9° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zipolite today?

The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 9PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (11 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111111111111111111012121013101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1259493936649313030303023121211111115151016101515
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
S
15
SW
15
W
10
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
ENE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10PM
0.99
9:13AM
0.71
9:56PM
0.97
9:58AM
0.66
10:44PM
0.96
10:46AM
0.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
0.00
3:34AM
0.16
3:14PM
0.05
4:27AM
0.21
3:54PM
0.10
5:22AM
0.24
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset-6:12-------6:12-------6:13------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C292726252424262829262524242426282826242423232528
Feels °C (?)292927262524272829262524252528292927252524242729
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