Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 1AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 378 | 373 | 352 | 286 | 287 | 323 | 352 | 352 | 327 | 465 | 408 | 327 | 319 | 298 | 390 | 475 | 475 | 481 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08PM0.52m | 10:03AM0.72m | 8:08PM0.54m | 10:19AM0.68m | 8:12PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM0.37m | 2:42AM0.04m | 3:43PM0.40m | 2:58AM0.04m | 3:46PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 163 | 378 | 373 | 163 | 158 | 158 | 286 | 352 | 352 | 177 | 195 | 261 | 189 | 192 | 298 | 390 | 475 | 475 | 481 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 290 | 163 | 163 | 352 | 286 | 286 | 158 | 158 | 159 | 282 | 269 | 408 | 327 | 319 | 189 | 186 | 178 | 131 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 96 | 97 | 134 | 186 | 251 | 287 | 323 | 323 | 258 | 327 | 465 | 112 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 54 | 53 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 21 | — | 16 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 281 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 225 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 0 | 0 |
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