Ixtapa Surf Break

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Issued: 11 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.2° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 6AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (03 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s

Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
711
693
674
568
515
508
431
425
594
594
594
610
291
417
576
486
644
491
486
475
961
969
969
904
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
E
0
ENE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
N
5
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:22PM0.63m
6:54PM0.62m
7:16PM0.60m
9:23AM0.44m
Low Tide
4:26AM0.25m
3:53AM0.29m
3:10AM0.31m
12:18PM0.42m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
 mm
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
29
30
30
30
29
28
27
27
28
30
30
30
29
29
28
27
29
30
31
30
Feels °C
33
32
30
30
34
33
33
35
34
33
32
31
33
33
34
34
34
35
33
32
34
34
34
34
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
711
693
674
568
515
508
431
425
594
594
594
610
222
417
576
486
644
389
431
389
961
969
969
904
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
SSW
22
Energy kJ
61
47
65
65
63
63
64
64
65
253
68
70
291
222
172
307
215
491
486
475
47
44
43
308
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
20
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.4
SW
20
0.5
S
9
0.6
SSW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.4
SSW
22
0.5
S
9
Energy kJ
66
67
107
162
162
107
160
154
100
43
253
186
70
70
70
48
47
47
47
47
141
138
183
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
333
534
45
0
0
0
0
0
352
534
333
0
0
0
0
0
420
534
534
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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