Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 2AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 508 | 502 | 508 | 295 | 344 | 340 | 1415 | 1579 | 1644 | 1275 | 1400 | 1417 | 1842 | 2017 | 1970 | 1855 | 1631 | 1611 | 1591 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:00PM0.39m | 8:16AM0.78m | 6:49PM0.43m | 8:32AM0.81m | 6:59PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.34m | 00:39AM0.17m | 2:57PM0.35m | 1:01AM0.08m | 2:52PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 258 | 253 | 241 | 240 | 240 | 231 | 1415 | 1579 | 1644 | 1275 | 1400 | 1417 | 1842 | 2017 | 1970 | 1855 | 1631 | 1611 | 1591 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 508 | 502 | 508 | 250 | 250 | 254 | 175 | 164 | 154 | 113 | 76 | 158 | 120 | 115 | 110 | 115 | 108 | 81 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 7 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | S 12 | SSW 6 | S 12 |
| kJ | 230 | 258 | 184 | 295 | 344 | 340 | 16 | — | 183 | 196 | 138 | 50 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 12 | 8 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 509 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 501 | 534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 509 | 537 | 529 | 0 |
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