Zipolite surf break

Zipolite surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 20 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
28.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Zipolite today?

The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 12PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)151418181818171616161616161615151515141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37508080808077175104173208326322310199191144188214214208261194183
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
S
15
S
10
SW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:37AM
0.98
4:09PM
0.74
4:18AM
0.99
4:53PM
0.83
4:59AM
0.99
5:36PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:13AM
0.08
9:56PM
0.12
10:47AM
0.04
10:46PM
0.11
11:22AM
0.01
11:36PM
0.10
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise--6:56-------6:56-------6:56-----
Sunset-----6:16-------6:16-------6:17--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232325282826242423232528282624242423262828262424
Feels °C (?)242426292928262625242629282826262624283030292727
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