Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 3PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 98mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 783 | 1172 | 894 | 1373 | 2682 | 1393 | 2459 | 2033 | 2114 | 1420 | 1707 | 1037 | 2968 | 2490 | 2500 | 2211 | 1998 | 1888 | 2251 | 1965 | 1475 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:42AM0.61m | 7:12AM0.68m | 8:27PM0.31m | 7:06AM0.74m | 6:36PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.23m | 3:44PM0.25m | 10:22PM0.31m | 3:18PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 23 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 11 | W 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 201 | 353 | 208 | 167 | 1386 | 143 | 1412 | 1275 | 1249 | 366 | 246 | 718 | 2488 | 2490 | 2500 | 2211 | 1998 | 1888 | 2251 | 1965 | 1475 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 11 | SW 15 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 342 | 272 | 318 | 318 | 143 | 220 | 102 | 307 | 370 | 57 | 34 | 219 | 169 | 91 | 23 | 411 | 427 | 416 | 525 | 499 | 360 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 344 | 322 | 147 | 147 | 258 | 94 | 220 | 220 | 167 | 46 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 90 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 114 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 783 | 1172 | 894 | 1373 | 2682 | 1393 | 2459 | 2033 | 2114 | 1420 | 1707 | 1037 | 2968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 252 | 501 | 239 | 39 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 529 | 506 | 420 | 208 | 64 | 7 | 99 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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