Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.3° C
1.8° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 3PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
2
1
0
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
214
214
289
289
214
276
395
582
622
566
545
539
627
627
715
596
544
530
522
515
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
N
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:07AM0.74m
6:50PM0.47m
9:25AM0.78m
7:08PM0.51m
9:48AM0.80m
7:35PM0.56m
Low Tide
3:24PM0.42m
1:44AM0.05m
3:27PM0.44m
2:11AM-0.03m
3:36PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
31
31
30
28
27
26
27
28
29
30
29
28
27
27
27
28
30
31
30
28
Feels °C
31
33
33
33
33
31
29
31
32
33
33
33
33
30
31
30
31
31
31
32
31
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