Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.0°C
1.9° 

Ixtapa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 9PM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)19s

Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
3 PM
6 PM
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
19
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
450
450
535
502
470
528
528
522
522
621
621
726
901
920
450
446
745
745
754
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
0
WNW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
0
W
5
SSW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:42PM0.48m
8:43AM0.77m
7:48PM0.50m
9:01AM0.75m
7:51PM0.52m
Low Tide
2:48PM0.29m
1:33AM0.09m
2:55PM0.31m
1:51AM0.07m
3:00PM0.33m
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6:33
6:35
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6:45
6:45
6:44
 mm
1
3
2
1
3
Temp °C
30
30
28
28
27
27
28
29
30
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
28
27
Feels °C
33
34
33
33
31
31
32
32
33
32
32
33
32
32
32
32
34
32
31
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