Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.4° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
312
312
257
257
257
253
203
206
161
145
145
147
147
145
147
215
233
253
261
157
159
135
137
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
0
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:32AM0.47m
7:53PM0.54m
9:34AM0.49m
7:54PM0.51m
8:58AM0.55m
7:45PM0.47m
Low Tide
3:55AM0.28m
2:30PM0.46m
3:18AM0.32m
2:50PM0.43m
2:20AM0.33m
3:09PM0.41m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
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7:20
7:19
7:19
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
29
31
31
30
30
30
29
29
30
31
29
30
29
28
28
27
29
30
30
30
29
Feels °C
33
32
33
34
33
33
35
35
34
34
36
35
33
34
34
33
33
31
33
32
34
35
35
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