Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 8AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 321 | 321 | 362 | 427 | 362 | 388 | 384 | 251 | 342 | 362 | 413 | 614 | 547 | 449 | 316 | 312 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:06PM0.61m | 10:46AM0.76m | 8:40PM0.63m | 11:17AM0.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM-0.09m | 4:08PM0.46m | 3:51AM-0.06m | 4:31PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 326 | 321 | 321 | 362 | 427 | 362 | 326 | 161 | 161 | 342 | 362 | 413 | 614 | 547 | 449 | 215 | 312 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 124 | 196 | 186 | 306 | 388 | 384 | 251 | 184 | 171 | 404 | 352 | 236 | 222 | 316 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 67 | 67 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 59 | 42 | 136 | 131 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 530 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 529 | 265 | 0 |
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