Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.6° 

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 (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 7PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
545
458
451
408
341
341
312
312
257
257
257
253
203
206
161
145
145
147
147
109
147
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
12:51PM0.50m
7:53PM0.56m
11:32AM0.47m
7:53PM0.54m
9:34AM0.49m
7:54PM0.51m
Low Tide
2:28PM0.49m
3:55AM0.28m
2:30PM0.46m
3:18AM0.32m
2:50PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:20
7:19
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
31
31
30
29
28
28
28
29
30
31
30
30
29
29
29
29
31
31
30
29
Feels °C
32
32
32
33
33
32
32
32
33
32
33
33
35
33
34
34
34
35
35
35
35
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