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Ixtapa surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 CST
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Ixtapa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
26.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ixtapa today?

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 6AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141616161616161615151515151414141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)467480487389612627310306261525512474503377372372367362301206194149186183
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
N
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
NNE
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glasscross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffglasscross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:32PM
0.58
9:58AM
0.57
9:04PM
0.57
10:50AM
0.50
8:09PM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
0.28
3:29PM
0.38
3:55AM
0.26
2:28PM
0.46
4:09AM
0.26
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:50---
Sunset-------6:57-------6:57-------6:57
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252524232527272725242423252627262424232324262626
Feels °C (?)282927252729282828262625272727272626242425272627
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