Ixtapa Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Imperial Version

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s cooking for Ixtapa Island. We’ve got a reef break that’s inconsistent, so don’t expect it to be firing every day, but when it lines up, it’s a proper little setup. The water’s sitting at 88° here, a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you can leave the wetsuit at home.

The first couple of days are a bit of a write-off. Friday afternoon is a messy cross-onshore mess with poor surf, so don’t even bother. Saturday morning (1st August) cleans up nicely with a light cross-offshore breeze and 3ft of SSW swell, but it’s inconsistent, so you’ll be waiting for the sets. The real magic starts to build.

Sunday morning (2nd August) is glassy with 2ft of SSW swell. The energy is low at 287 (weak), but that glassy surface makes it rideable. The mornings are where it’s at. The afternoons keep getting chopped out by onshore winds.

Then, we hit a run of solid mornings. Thursday morning (6th August) is glassy and clean with 2ft of SW swell, but still low energy (319). Then Friday 7th August morning is the first real standout: glassy, 3ft of SSW swell, and the energy jumps to 809 (moderate). The period is 18 seconds, which is a proper groundswell, so it’ll have some punch, but being a reef, it should handle that long period well. The combo of glassy wind and clean lines makes this a winner.

Saturday 8th August morning is clean again with cross-offshore winds, 4ft of SSW swell, and solid energy (749). Another top session. The pattern holds: Sunday 9th August is dead glassy with 4ft of SSW swell, and Monday 10th August is clean with cross-offshore winds and 3ft of SSW swell. The energy stays in the moderate range (500-700).

The best of the bunch? Look at Saturday 15th August morning. The conditions are glassy, the swell is 4ft from the SW, and the combined energy hits 1084 (strong). That’s a proper reef swell. The period is 16 seconds, so it’s a long, powerful groundswell that will wrap in beautifully. This is expert-level fun, but it’s the session to circle on the calendar. The crowds are ‘sometimes’ an issue, so you might have some company, but with that quality, it’s worth it.

After that, the energy stays high through the second week, but the afternoon winds are a bummer. The mornings are your friend. For the second week, expect more of the same: clean mornings, choppy afternoons. The swell holds around 3ft to 4ft from the SSW to SW with moderate to strong energy. The standout remains the 15th August morning.

The blank run at the start is just a couple of days of poor conditions. It doesn’t stay bad for long. The forecast is reliable for the near-term, but that long-range session on the 15th is promising, even if it’s a little less certain.

Rusty.

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