Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.4° C
1.9° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 1PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
276
395
582
622
566
545
539
627
627
715
596
544
530
522
515
508
553
501
487
460
440
427
326
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
S
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
NW
15
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:25AM0.78m
7:08PM0.51m
9:48AM0.80m
7:35PM0.56m
10:16AM0.79m
8:06PM0.61m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.05m
3:27PM0.44m
2:11AM-0.03m
3:36PM0.45m
2:43AM-0.08m
3:49PM0.46m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:16
7:15
7:15
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
29
30
30
29
28
27
27
27
28
30
31
30
29
28
26
25
28
30
30
30
29
Feels °C
31
31
33
33
32
33
32
30
30
29
30
31
32
32
33
32
30
28
33
34
33
34
34
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