Ixtapa Island Surf Forecast

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Ixtapa Island surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 22 Aug 2025 CST

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

Today's Ixtapa Island sea temperature is 30.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ixtapa Island this week:

The surf forecast for Ixtapa Island over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 22) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Ixtapa Island in the next 12 days are 1.6m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 26) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 25) at 7AM.

Wave Type	Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	10PM (Fri 22nd Aug)	3.5ft (1.1m) 15s
Best Surf	10PM (Sat 23rd Aug)	2.5ft (0.8m) 21s
Most Powerful	4PM (Tue 26th Aug)	5ft (1.6m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ixtapa Island over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	1	3	2	2	4	3	1	4	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	3
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	14	14	21	13	20	19	18	18	18	17	16	16	13	12	12	12	12	11
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	777	667	681	723	639	945	441	1164	1072	977	1417	1142	977	1462	912	1382	849	823	610	676	554
Wind (km/h)	N	SW	NE	NNE	SSW	E	ENE	SSW	E	N	WSW	NNW	NNW	SW	E	SE	S	NNE	NNE	W	NNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	glass	cross- on	off	glass	on	cross- off	glass	on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	on	cross- off	cross	on	off	off	cross	glass
High Tide / height (m)	11:24AM 0.63		9:22PM 0.58	11:37AM 0.56		9:28PM 0.55	11:26AM 0.51		9:11PM 0.51	10:01AM 0.48		8:13PM 0.48	8:18AM 0.53		7:33PM 0.47	7:55AM 0.61		7:30PM 0.47	8:03AM 0.67		7:39PM 0.47
Low Tide / height (m)		4:31PM 0.44		4:27AM 0.16	4:36PM 0.44		4:32AM 0.26	4:19PM 0.44		3:50AM 0.35	3:13PM 0.42	2:01AM 0.38		2:35PM 0.38	1:11AM 0.34		2:36PM 0.34	1:06AM 0.28		2:47PM 0.32	1:15AM 0.22

	Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28
Sunrise	6:30	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-
Sunset	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:06	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:04	-	-	7:02	-

Rain (mm)	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	1	7	-	1	-	-	-	9	2	1	2	-	-	-
Temp. °C	29	29	28	30	30	28	29	30	28	29	30	28	29	30	28	28	28	27	28	29	27
Feels °C (?)	33	32	33	33	32	33	32	33	33	32	32	32	32	33	34	30	32	32	31	32	31

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Guerrero

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Ixtapa Island (light winds from the SSW at Ixtapa Zihuatane Airport 18 km from Ixtapa Island). 1.0m 10s swell from the S with a 0.6m 14s groundswell from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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18 km away, 1 h 48 min ago

7 km/h

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30.7

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Information about the Ixtapa Island Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Ixtapa Island provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Ixtapa Island can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Ixtapa Island surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Ixtapa Island) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Ixtapa Island may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Ixtapa Island is 9 km (6 miles) from Zihuatanejo. If you plan a holiday in Guerrero, look for hotels and other accommodation in Zihuatanejo. Zihuatanejo has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.