Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 1PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1339 | 1213 | 1464 | 693 | 917 | 3804 | 3557 | 3301 | 3471 | 4069 | 3640 | 3876 | 5012 | 5502 | 3167 | 1647 | 1487 | 1626 | 1606 | 1606 | 1750 | 1415 | 1379 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:25AM0.78m | 7:12PM0.42m | 7:46AM0.77m | 7:24PM0.45m | 8:05AM0.76m | 7:32PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.19m | 2:20PM0.25m | 00:33AM0.16m | 2:24PM0.26m | 00:55AM0.15m | 2:29PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 850 | 1213 | 1068 | 693 | 550 | 2185 | 2679 | 2041 | 2138 | 2574 | 3640 | 3876 | 5012 | 5502 | 3167 | 1535 | 1116 | 1626 | 1606 | 1606 | 1750 | 1415 | 1379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 352 | 590 | 566 | 673 | 777 | 964 | 954 | 943 | 1044 | 1405 | 1756 | 1136 | 1122 | 1122 | 1245 | 1647 | 1487 | 561 | 397 | 380 | 306 | 201 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 13 | SSW 19 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SSE 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 480 | 186 | 342 | 229 | 158 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 280 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 103 | 47 | 34 | — | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | — | SSE 11 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1339 | — | 1464 | — | 917 | 3804 | 3557 | 3301 | 3471 | 4069 | 816 | 922 | 487 | 345 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 208 | 208 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 252 | 204 | 0 |
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