Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 6AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 754 | 851 | 962 | 962 | 962 | 745 | 728 | 694 | 669 | 567 | 567 | 653 | 656 | 768 | 881 | 1410 | 2526 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:51PM0.52m | 9:14AM0.72m | 7:54PM0.54m | 9:20AM0.68m | 8:02PM0.57m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM0.07m | 3:03PM0.35m | 2:23AM0.09m | 3:04PM0.36m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 754 | 851 | 962 | 962 | 962 | 745 | 255 | 336 | 611 | 485 | 540 | 653 | 656 | 768 | 881 | 883 | 1389 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 109 | 107 | 135 | 291 | 328 | 138 | 728 | 694 | 669 | 567 | 567 | 560 | 644 | 719 | 719 | 644 | 553 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 13 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 110 | 24 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1410 | 2526 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 537 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 534 | 327 | 2 |
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