Surf Forecasts:
Ixtapa Island surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 26 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period, SSW swell with 2,434 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SW 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 Sunday (Jul 26) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 8s. 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 2.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ixtapa Island over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty again, switching out the numbers for you. So we’ve got a quiet start but things fire up around the 26th of July at Ixtapa Island. This reef break gets right into any south-southwest energy, and it’s going to be pumping. Wave faces will be 5ft to 7ft early on, with a long 17-18 second period between waves. That’s proper groundswell. The wave energy is strong, readings over 2000. Water’s running 88°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. For the first few days of the run, the morning wind is clean as a whistle, offshore from the north-northeast.
Sunday morning July 26th is your entry point, clean 5ft from the south-southwest. But the real standout I’d put my money on is Tuesday morning July 28th: dead glass, a solid 7ft of south-southwest swell with an energy reading of 2453. That is the pick of the first week.
After the 30th of July, the size starts to shrink. Thursday the 30th afternoon sees the wind clock onshore, and by the start of August, it’s down to 3ft, getting messy for several days straight. The wave energy bottoms out into the low hundreds.
Then on Friday August 7th, it shows signs of life again. You get a 3ft south-southwest swell but with a very long 18 second period and glassy north winds. That builds to Saturday August 8th morning, with a 4ft south-southwest swell, 16 seconds, and flat calm winds. Another one for the experienced guys. It fades again towards the 10th, finishing small.
Crowds can show up at Ixtapa Island, so for the best windows, get there early in the mornings on those stand-out days.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | 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 |
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 kJ | 1518 | 2078 | 1384 | 1820 | 2434 | 2283 | 2002 | 1834 | 1608 | 1309 | 1145 | 874 | 752 | 595 | 472 | 414 | 312 | 257 | 257 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:06PM0.53m | 11:41AM0.65m | 8:10PM0.55m | 12:08PM0.61m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:40PM0.48m | 3:46AM0.05m | 4:46PM0.50m | 4:04AM0.07m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | 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 |
| kJ | 1518 | 2078 | 1384 | 1820 | 2434 | 2283 | 2002 | 1834 | 1608 | 1309 | 1145 | 874 | 752 | 595 | 472 | 414 | 312 | 257 | 257 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 5 |
| kJ | 313 | 161 | 171 | 354 | 246 | 180 | 140 | 150 | 191 | 184 | 135 | 149 | 144 | 131 | 149 | 146 | 154 | 143 | 138 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 8 | SSW 20 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | W 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 63 | 4 | 664 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 47 | 16 | 31 | 26 | 7 | 37 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 42 | 5 | 112 | 136 | 203 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 505 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 508 | 0 | 0 | 533 | 0 | 0 | 533 | 0 |
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