Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.3° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 6PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
602
602
602
594
508
487
433
421
342
342
336
336
273
273
269
236
269
319
375
375
252
217
175
169
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
S
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:25AM0.76m
8:16PM0.60m
12:10PM0.74m
8:52PM0.60m
1:02PM0.70m
9:24PM0.58m
Low Tide
4:48PM0.54m
4:07AM-0.08m
5:26PM0.55m
4:51AM-0.04m
6:19PM0.55m
5:37AM0.04m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
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
4
2
5
7
15
2
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
30
31
30
28
27
26
25
24
25
28
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
29
28
27
27
26
Feels °C
33
33
34
34
32
29
27
26
27
28
31
32
31
31
29
29
32
32
32
32
32
31
32
30
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