Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 9AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 653 | 813 | 813 | 803 | 793 | 763 | 743 | 733 | 657 | 566 | 536 | 478 | 471 | 465 | 404 | 357 | 363 | 317 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 238 | 238 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:14AM0.63m | 7:11PM0.55m | 8:52AM0.69m | 7:40PM0.53m | 9:25AM0.73m | 8:00PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.22m | 2:00PM0.39m | 1:40AM0.17m | 2:51PM0.39m | 2:05AM0.12m | 3:29PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 653 | 813 | 813 | 803 | 793 | 763 | 743 | 733 | 657 | 566 | 536 | 478 | 471 | 465 | 404 | 357 | 363 | 317 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 189 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 244 | 236 | 178 | 180 | 177 | 229 | 239 | 268 | 219 | 222 | 167 | 168 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 121 | 119 | 110 | 109 | 109 | 152 | 238 | 238 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 21 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 64 | 64 | 61 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 44 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 72 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 537 | 529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 537 | 529 | 39 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 100 | 0 | 129 | 0 |
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