Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 8AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 342 | 362 | 413 | 614 | 547 | 449 | 316 | 312 | 414 | 386 | 508 | 508 | 427 | 306 | 302 | 353 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:40PM0.63m | 11:17AM0.71m | 9:14PM0.63m | 11:49AM0.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM-0.06m | 4:31PM0.46m | 4:25AM0.02m | 4:57PM0.45m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 161 | 342 | 362 | 413 | 614 | 547 | 449 | 219 | 312 | 414 | 386 | 508 | 508 | 427 | 306 | 302 | 353 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 251 | 184 | 171 | 404 | 336 | 268 | 222 | 316 | 147 | 136 | 104 | 66 | 63 | 87 | 109 | 98 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | W 4 | W 4 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 131 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 80 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 1037 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 537 | 299 | 0 |
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