Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 8AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 243 | 362 | 366 | 173 | 173 | 181 | 181 | 208 | 454 | 493 | 587 | 655 | 580 | 648 | 305 | 745 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:47AM0.43m | 5:47PM0.58m | 7:26AM0.54m | 6:34PM0.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM0.37m | 10:42AM0.37m | 00:45AM0.29m | 12:46PM0.39m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 157 | 235 | 225 | 366 | 99 | 132 | 139 | 137 | 184 | 454 | 493 | 587 | 655 | 580 | 648 | 305 | 745 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 71 | 243 | 362 | 175 | 161 | 173 | 181 | 127 | 208 | 280 | 180 | 180 | 268 | 247 | 295 | 105 | 251 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 19 | S 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 148 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 173 | 21 | 20 | 181 | 23 | 35 | 45 | 153 | 83 | 156 | 98 | 258 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 281 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 534 | 530 | 0 | 0 |
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