Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
30.2°C
0.9° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 9AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (24 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (24 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
2
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
11
1.9
S
12
2.2
S
11
2.5
S
13
2.2
S
12
2.3
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
2
S
12
2
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
2.5
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
792
976
1214
2135
1439
1317
951
875
1055
966
683
657
772
1231
573
408
391
415
397
367
601
545
452
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:59AM0.60m
9:45PM0.60m
7:46AM0.60m
11:02PM0.57m
7:16AM0.62m
Low Tide
2:35AM0.38m
2:49PM0.17m
2:45AM0.46m
3:10PM0.14m
2:30AM0.53m
3:39PM0.13m
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thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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 mm
1
1
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1
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1
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2
3
1
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5
3
Temp °C
27
26
27
28
28
26
25
24
23
24
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
27
28
27
26
Feels °C
30
29
31
31
30
28
27
27
26
28
26
27
27
25
25
25
25
26
27
29
30
28
28
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