Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 3AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 465 | 408 | 327 | 319 | 298 | 390 | 475 | 481 | 481 | 400 | 326 | 271 | 208 | 261 | 258 | 302 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08PM0.54m | 10:19AM0.68m | 8:12PM0.56m | 10:31AM0.65m | 8:21PM0.58m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58AM0.04m | 3:46PM0.42m | 3:14AM0.05m | 3:47PM0.44m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | WSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 236 | 261 | 36 | 192 | 189 | 390 | 475 | 481 | 481 | 400 | 326 | 271 | 208 | 261 | 258 | 302 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 269 | 408 | 189 | 319 | 298 | 186 | 178 | 131 | 129 | 113 | 111 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 465 | 115 | 327 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 74 | 54 | 67 | 26 | 52 | 48 | 48 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | S 10 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 32 | 47 | — | — | 120 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 105 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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