Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.4°C
2.1° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 1PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
468
316
269
265
288
271
314
381
381
381
527
553
754
874
962
663
1036
929
813
813
803
803
1087
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
ESE
0
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
0
WSW
15
E
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:58AM0.73m
8:47PM0.65m
10:17AM0.67m
9:19PM0.64m
10:28AM0.61m
Low Tide
2:58AM-0.02m
3:32PM0.36m
3:27AM0.05m
3:49PM0.35m
3:53AM0.16m
4:07PM0.34m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:52
6:52
 mm
1
1
2
1
10
5
Temp °C
27
27
29
31
30
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
30
29
28
27
26
26
28
31
31
30
29
Feels °C
31
31
33
34
33
33
33
32
33
32
31
34
34
33
34
30
28
27
31
33
32
32
32
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