Ixtapa Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s shaping up for Ixtapa Island. We’ve got a solid run of groundswell on the cards, but you’re gonna have to work around the wind to get the really good ones.

The action kicks off on Monday, 28 July. The island is exposed to a solid SSW groundswell, and the water is sitting at 89°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year. Tuesday morning is the real standout. The wind swings to a glassy NNE at 3 mph, making it dead calm. You’re looking at 7 ft of SSW swell with a very long 17-second period. The combined energy is pumping at 2440 (moderate to strong energy). This is proper groundswell, and at a reef break like Ixtapa Island, it’s going to set up beautifully. The sets will be clean, powerful, and the long gaps between them will make paddling out a breeze. It’s an intermediate-level wave, but at 7 ft, it might be a bit much for beginners. Tuesday afternoon keeps the magic alive with the same 7 ft size and glassy conditions, though there’s a risk of thunderstorms around.

Wednesday the 29th sees the swell ease a touch to 6 ft, and the wind gets tricky. Morning is a cross-shore from the SE at 6 mph, and the afternoon shifts onshore from the SSW. The quality drops off a bit here, so it’s not the pick of the week.

Thursday the 30th is another solid option. Morning has a clean, cross-offshore breeze from the NNW at 3 mph. The swell is 5 ft from the SSW with a 14-second period, and the energy is still a moderate 1056. The waves will be clean and lined up, perfect for an intermediate session. The afternoon gets a bit choppy with a cross-onshore wind, so get in early.

Friday, 31 July, the swell drops to 4 ft, but the morning is clean with a cross-offshore breeze. It’s a smaller, fun-sized day. The energy drops to 599, so it’s a weaker swell, but still clean.

From Saturday, 1 August, through to Tuesday, 5 August, the swell really backs off. We’re looking at 2 ft to 3 ft most days, with a mix of glassy mornings and onshore afternoons. There are some clean windows, like the morning of Sunday, 2 August, with glassy conditions and 2 ft of swell, but it’s small and weak. The energy is down around 300, so it’s a real lull. You could get a few knee-high rollers on a longboard in the dead calm.

Looking further out, the second week has a bit more promise. Thursday, 7 August, morning has a clean cross-offshore breeze from the north and the swell bumps back up to 3 ft from the SSW with a 17-second period. The energy is a moderate 743. It’s a long-period groundswell, so it’ll have some push, but it’s still small.

The real highlight of the long-range outlook is the morning of Tuesday, 11 August. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the ENE at 3 mph, and the swell jumps to 4 ft from the SW with a very long 19-second period. The combined energy is strong at 1100. This is a promising, punchy groundswell setup for the reef. The waves will be clean and well-shaped. It’s one to keep an eye on, but it’s a long way out, so don’t book the week off just yet.

Overall, the absolute best window is the morning of Tuesday, 28 July, with that glassy 7 ft SSW groundswell. The next best is the morning of Thursday, 30 July, for the clean, 5 ft waves. The remainder of the forecast has a few small, clean windows, but nothing that will get your heart racing until that long-range pulse on 11 August.

Rusty.

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