Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 12AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 728 | 694 | 669 | 778 | 850 | 818 | 1035 | 1429 | 2335 | 3133 | 3959 | 2831 | 3652 | 4589 | 5332 | 7453 | 8326 | 7325 | 6771 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:54PM0.54m | 9:20AM0.68m | 8:02PM0.57m | 9:20AM0.64m | 8:17PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.35m | 2:23AM0.09m | 3:04PM0.36m | 2:37AM0.12m | 3:03PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 381 | 549 | 660 | 778 | 850 | 818 | 1035 | 1429 | 1450 | 1757 | 2354 | 2831 | 3652 | 4589 | 5332 | 7453 | 8326 | 7325 | 6771 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 728 | 694 | 669 | 567 | 567 | 560 | 644 | 719 | 644 | 553 | 553 | 468 | 444 | 427 | 370 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2335 | 3133 | 3959 | — | — | — | 837 | 764 | 1018 | 877 | 821 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 529 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 184 | 39 |
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