Ixtapa Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Mexico – West Guerrero)
Photo credit: Rob Whitehead
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Ixtapa Spot ID: Type: beach Reliability: fairly consistent Best: Swell S | Wind NNE Sea Temperature Today is: 27.5 °C |
Sunday, 26 May 2013, 16:30 Local time
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Ixtapa in West Guerrero is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the north northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the south. The beach break provides left and right handers. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.
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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico, 65 miles from Ixtapa.
Ixtapa Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At Ixtapa Zihuatane Airport, 17 km from Ixtapa.
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Overall Ixtapa Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May
This image shows the variation of swells directed at Ixtapa over a normal May, based on... (show all text) 
The graph illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different dir... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single Ixtapa surf consistency graph. Also see Ixtapa surf quality by season and Ixtapa surf quality by month. |
Ixtapa Location Maps
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Use this relief map to navigate to West Guerrero surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Ixtapa
Visitor Reviews of Ixtapa |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Ixtapa:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Ixtapa Island | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Escolleras | 2 mi |
| Third closest break | Los Gatos | 3 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Punta Descanso | 4 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Playa Linda | 4 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Ixtapa: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Bay of Campeche Buoy | 576 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Corpus Christi Buoy | 713 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | West Gulf Buoy | 757 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Freeport Buoy | 810 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Galveston Buoy | 918 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Ixtapa: |
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| Closest tide station | Lazaro Cardenas | 40 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Cardenas (Melchor Ocampo) | 41 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Acapulco | 126 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Manzanillo | 203 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Puerto Vallarta | 313 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Ixtapa: |
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| Closest ski area | Ski Apache (United States) | 1109 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States) | 1172 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Sunrise Park Resort (United States) | 1231 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Sandia Peak (United States) | 1249 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Ski Santa Fe (United States) | 1272 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Ixtapa: |
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| Closest city location | Lazaro Cardenas (Mexico) | 44 mi |
| Second closest city location | Las Guacamayas (Mexico) | 47 mi |
| Third closest city location | Apatzingan de la Constitucion (Mexico) | 109 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Acapulco (Mexico) | 126 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Uruapan (Mexico) | 126 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Ixtapa is Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) in Mexico, which is 17 km (11 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Ixtapa is Lazaro Cardenas (Lazard Cardenas) Airport (LZC), also in Mexico, 75 km (47 miles) away.
- The third closest airport is Licenciado Y Gen Ignacio Lopez Rayon (Uruapan) Airport (UPN), also in Mexico, 198 km (123 miles) away.
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