Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 3PM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 835 | 1033 | 2283 | 2230 | 1799 | 1734 | 1536 | 1517 | 1671 | 1498 | 1498 | 1415 | 1397 | 1241 | 1209 | 1147 | 936 | 924 | 911 | 911 | 911 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:32AM0.63m | 6:28AM0.69m | 7:23PM0.34m | 6:43AM0.74m | 6:59PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM0.25m | 2:34PM0.25m | 10:54PM0.30m | 2:19PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 818 | 911 | 2283 | 2230 | 1799 | 1734 | 1536 | 1517 | 1671 | 1498 | 1498 | 1415 | 1397 | 1241 | 1209 | 1147 | 936 | 924 | 911 | 911 | 911 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | S 10 |
| kJ | 835 | 1033 | 158 | 96 | 85 | 56 | 35 | 80 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 151 | 108 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 39 | 195 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 195 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 530 | 21 | 0 |
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