Zipolite surf break

Zipolite surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 21 Feb 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
28.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131312121212121212121212121218181216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)175136172147109108109106101727171717171713636363660302641
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
0
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
ENE
20
SSE
10
SSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassoffoffglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
0.96
5:54PM
1.20
6:04AM
0.94
6:40PM
1.24
6:49AM
0.91
7:27PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:25AM
-0.02
12:14AM
0.04
12:07PM
-0.06
1:02AM
0.03
12:50PM
-0.08
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise--6:48-------6:47-------6:47-----
Sunset-----6:30-------6:30-------6:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242426292827262524242629292726262524272929272524
Feels °C (?)262629302929292827262930302929292725292930282624
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