Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 6AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1286 | 1255 | 1115 | 1115 | 1115 | 1101 | 1101 | 1074 | 860 | 784 | 773 | 685 | 685 | 623 | 614 | 614 | 606 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:51PM0.47m | 4:35PM0.47m | 7:30AM0.54m | 6:20PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.45m | 4:46AM0.40m | 00:19AM0.37m | 1:41PM0.41m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1286 | 1255 | 1115 | 1115 | 1115 | 1101 | 1101 | 1074 | 860 | 784 | 773 | 685 | 685 | 623 | 614 | 614 | 606 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 34 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 18 | 29 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | — | 16 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 36 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 534 | 530 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 530 | 327 | 16 |
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