Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 6AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 302 | 299 | 295 | 248 | 183 | 176 | 174 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 207 | 316 | 316 | 251 | 587 | 376 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:21PM0.58m | 10:36AM0.61m | 8:33PM0.59m | 10:34AM0.57m | 8:47PM0.59m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28AM0.09m | 3:43PM0.44m | 3:38AM0.14m | 3:35PM0.43m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 367 | 302 | 299 | 295 | 248 | 183 | 176 | 174 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 206 | 251 | 248 | 251 | 587 | 376 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 71 | 70 | 52 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 157 | 154 | 207 | 316 | 316 | 209 | 25 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 7 | SSW 11 | WSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 54 | 54 | 19 | 47 | 19 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 140 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 38 | 19 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 534 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 530 | 530 | 281 | 204 |
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