Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 219 | 215 | 170 | 172 | 310 | 232 | 208 | 211 | 208 | 261 | 330 | 430 | 392 | 282 | 282 | 290 | 378 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58PM0.50m | 9:23AM0.76m | 8:06PM0.50m | 9:44AM0.75m | 8:08PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.34m | 2:05AM0.07m | 3:29PM0.35m | 2:24AM0.05m | 3:37PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 222 | 219 | 215 | 117 | 122 | 310 | 122 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 122 | 163 | 430 | 184 | 208 | 235 | 226 | 226 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 81 | 83 | 110 | 170 | 172 | 125 | 232 | 208 | 211 | 208 | 261 | 330 | 181 | 392 | 282 | 282 | 290 | 378 | 367 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | W 7 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 13 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 33 | 94 | 95 | 91 | 105 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 60 | 121 | 154 | 80 | 3 | 67 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 97 | 134 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 2 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 529 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 134 | 0 |
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