Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.2° 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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 10AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1534
1292
1261
1108
1230
1230
1214
1199
1067
1040
815
794
784
773
665
665
656
656
665
674
683
826
826
636
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
W
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NW
10
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
9:23AM0.63m
6:24PM0.50m
9:42AM0.70m
6:37PM0.52m
10:09AM0.74m
7:05PM0.55m
Low Tide
1:42AM0.22m
2:58PM0.46m
1:52AM0.13m
3:26PM0.48m
2:15AM0.04m
3:51PM0.50m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
27
27
29
31
31
31
29
27
26
26
28
31
31
30
29
29
28
27
29
30
31
31
29
29
Feels °C
31
31
33
34
33
35
33
30
28
28
30
33
32
32
33
33
32
31
34
33
33
34
33
35
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