Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 8AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 692 | 682 | 662 | 561 | 545 | 458 | 451 | 408 | 341 | 341 | 312 | 312 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 253 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:59PM0.57m | 12:51PM0.50m | 7:53PM0.56m | 11:32AM0.47m | 7:53PM0.54m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17AM0.22m | 2:28PM0.49m | 3:55AM0.28m | 2:30PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 692 | 682 | 662 | 561 | 545 | 458 | 451 | 408 | 341 | 341 | 312 | 312 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 253 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 78 | 73 | 73 | 79 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 90 | 25 | 112 | 109 | 107 | 136 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | W 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 67 | 91 | 41 | 90 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 24 | 39 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 530 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 702 | 537 | 21 |
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