Zipolite surf break

Zipolite surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 20 Mar 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
27.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zipolite today?

The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 4PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)151515151514141414141414131313132121211413131320
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)387314255217217305301208158149149147144142140140224224224191170222222388
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
S
15
S
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
15
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
ESE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:54PM
1.13
4:10AM
0.88
4:41PM
1.22
4:58AM
0.89
5:29PM
1.27
5:45AM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23AM
0.03
10:20PM
0.03
10:09AM
-0.04
11:09PM
-0.03
10:55AM
-0.09
11:57PM
-0.06
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise6:30-------6:28-------6:28-------
Sunset---6:36-------6:37-------6:37----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-1----------11---
Temp. °C262828272525242426282827252525242728292826252524
Feels °C (?)272829282727252527282929272727252929302928272726
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