Ixtapa Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.65° N 101.63° W

Ixtapa Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa Island sea temperature is
31.4° C
1.9° 

Ixtapa Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ixtapa Island today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa Island at 6AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SW
20
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
106
134
134
134
130
130
164
164
121
144
173
212
214
216
338
289
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
0
NE
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
10
E
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:20PM0.44m
8:55AM0.69m
6:52PM0.44m
9:07AM0.74m
6:50PM0.47m
Low Tide
1:19AM0.23m
3:24PM0.41m
1:25AM0.14m
3:24PM0.42m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:16
 mm
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
29
30
31
30
29
28
26
27
28
30
31
30
28
Feels °C
33
33
31
31
34
34
35
34
34
33
29
31
32
33
33
34
32
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