Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 11PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
431 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 332 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 212 | 172 | 310 | 229 | 261 | 208 | 208 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:42PM0.50m | 8:59AM0.77m | 7:58PM0.50m | 9:23AM0.76m | 8:06PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM0.33m | 1:44AM0.11m | 3:16PM0.34m | 2:05AM0.07m | 3:29PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
431 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 332 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 120 | 122 | 131 | 122 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 122 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
67 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 113 | 212 | 172 | 310 | 229 | 261 | 208 | 208 | 261 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | W 7 | — | SW 21 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 94 | 95 | 91 | 107 | 1 | — | 18 | 78 | 121 | 154 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 529 | 524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 420 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 195 | 0 |
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