Surf Forecasts:
Ixtapa Island surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period, SSW swell with 1,650 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ixtapa Island this week:
The surf forecast for Ixtapa Island over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ixtapa Island in the next 16 days are 1.8m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ixtapa Island over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, listen up, it's Rusty. Let's talk about what's brewing for Ixtapa Island over the next couple of weeks.
The big picture is a slow ride down from a serious, long-period groundswell to a whole lot of smaller, cleaner windows. The real standout is right at the start, but it's a beast. The water's running a touch warmer than usual at 31°, so leave the steamer behind.
We're kicking off on Tuesday the 28th of July, but it's a blown-out mess with a 7ft SSW swell and a cross-onshore wind. Don't even bother. The show starts Wednesday morning the 29th. That's the one. The wind drops to a glassy 3 mph from the NE, and we've got a solid 6ft SSW groundswell with a 16-second period. The energy is strong at 1848. This is proper, powerful, chunky surf. Ixtapa Island's reef will handle this long-period energy right, but at 6ft, it's a big step up for intermediates. Crowds are possible, but with waves like this, you'll take it. This is the best session of the whole forecast.
Thursday morning the 30th is another banger. Glassy 3 mph northerly wind with a 5ft SSW swell (1006 energy). Still clean, still carrying a punch.
Friday morning the 31st is a dream: zero wind, glassy, with a 4ft SSW swell. Expect very good, clean waves. The energy is dropping to 631, but the quality is still there.
From Friday afternoon, the onshore wind kicks in each afternoon and ruins the shape. The swell keeps fading. By Saturday the 1st of August, we're down to 3ft. The mornings are clean, but the swell is small.
There's a gap of poor to mediocre surf from Saturday afternoon until the following Tuesday morning. The mornings are glassy or clean, but the wave height is tiny, between 2ft and 2ft.
The next real highlight shows up on Friday morning the 7th of August. A clean 6 mph cross-offshore wind from the NNW lines up with a 3ft SSW swell that has a 17-second period, pushing energy to 592. That's a very good, clean long-period swell.
The second week has a few more decent mornings. Saturday the 8th of August morning is glassy with a 4ft SSW swell (965 energy) – that's another solid session. Sunday the 9th of August morning is clean with a 4ft SSW swell. Monday the 10th of August morning is clean again with a 4ft SSW swell. Tuesday the 11th of August morning is glassy with a 2ft SW swell but a very long 18-second period. Wednesday the 12th of August morning is glassy with a 3ft SW swell. These are all promising, but the size is down and the energy is moderate. That 18-second period on the 11th will be best on the point, not the beach.
So, bottom line: the absolute standout is Wednesday morning the 29th of July. Get on it. Thursday morning the 30th is a close second. The second week has some clean, glassy windows but the swell is much smaller.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2002 | 1834 | 1608 | 1309 | 1145 | 874 | 752 | 682 | 545 | 414 | 312 | 257 | 253 | 189 | 123 | 147 | 265 | 232 | 98 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:13PM0.56m | 12:33PM0.57m | 8:10PM0.57m | 12:55PM0.53m | 7:59PM0.57m | 12:51PM0.50m | 7:53PM0.56m | 11:32AM0.47m | 7:53PM0.54m | 9:34AM0.49m | 7:54PM0.51m | 8:58AM0.55m | 7:45PM0.47m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM0.52m | 4:18AM0.11m | 4:23PM0.53m | 4:24AM0.16m | 3:23PM0.52m | 4:17AM0.22m | 2:28PM0.49m | 3:55AM0.28m | 2:30PM0.46m | 3:18AM0.32m | 2:50PM0.43m | 2:20AM0.33m | 3:09PM0.41m | 1:33AM0.30m | ||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 7:21 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | W 6 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2002 | 1834 | 1608 | 1309 | 1145 | 874 | 752 | 682 | 545 | 414 | 312 | 257 | 253 | 189 | 52 | 147 | 265 | 232 | 22 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 13 | W 6 |
| kJ | 167 | 198 | 209 | 188 | 127 | 110 | 96 | 110 | 72 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 48 | 130 | 123 | 29 | 35 | 29 | 98 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 25 | 16 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 91 | 110 | 136 | 27 | 118 | 87 | 79 | 56 | 57 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 529 | 0 | 0 | 533 | 0 | 0 | 508 | 0 | 0 | 533 | 0 | 0 | 1084 | 22 | 0 | 812 | 0 | 7 | 182 | 0 |
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