Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 11PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
742 | 672 | 573 | 493 | 479 | 479 | 406 | 406 | 406 | 368 | 368 | 357 | 346 | 341 | 346 | 382 | 591 | 457 | 348 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:50PM0.47m | 8:20AM0.59m | 8:15PM0.42m | 8:04AM0.66m | 7:33PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28PM0.35m | 2:01AM0.38m | 3:32PM0.33m | 00:44AM0.34m | 3:27PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
742 | 672 | 573 | 493 | 479 | 479 | 406 | 406 | 406 | 368 | 368 | 357 | 346 | 341 | 346 | 382 | 591 | 457 | 348 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
45 | 57 | 32 | 37 | 52 | 53 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 52 | 51 | 155 | 154 | 154 | 209 | 195 | 290 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | WSW 9 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
20 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 20 | 13 | 57 | 249 | 246 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 509 | 509 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 530 | 509 | 6 |
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