Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 10PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1968 | 2367 | 857 | 705 | 512 | 416 | 434 | 428 | 471 | 458 | 525 | 342 | 661 | 532 | 517 | 501 | 494 | 486 | 486 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:38PM0.60m | 9:08AM0.59m | 9:05PM0.59m | 8:53AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.33m | 3:00AM0.24m | 3:05PM0.30m | 3:04AM0.32m | 3:13PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — |
mm | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1968 | 2367 | 857 | 705 | 512 | 399 | 329 | 254 | 273 | 458 | 525 | 342 | 661 | 532 | 517 | 501 | 403 | 403 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 13 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 374 | 138 | 404 | 404 | 416 | 434 | 428 | 471 | 169 | 158 | 129 | 132 | 136 | 333 | 350 | 494 | 486 | 486 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | W 15 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 17 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | 300 | 335 | 107 | 97 | 64 | 61 | 45 | 4 | 35 | 34 | 295 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 26 | 32 | 252 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 278 | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 208 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 509 | 534 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 534 | 501 | 0 | 0 |
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