Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 11PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2283 | 2230 | 1900 | 1734 | 1536 | 1517 | 1671 | 1498 | 1498 | 1415 | 1397 | 1241 | 1209 | 1147 | 936 | 924 | 911 | 911 | 974 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:28AM0.69m | 7:23PM0.34m | 6:43AM0.74m | 6:59PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM0.25m | 2:34PM0.25m | 10:54PM0.30m | 2:19PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 2283 | 2230 | 1900 | 1734 | 1536 | 1517 | 1671 | 1498 | 1498 | 1415 | 1397 | 1241 | 1209 | 1147 | 936 | 924 | 911 | 911 | 974 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 10 |
| kJ | 158 | 96 | 85 | 56 | 35 | 80 | 50 | 49 | 70 | 64 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 509 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 509 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 534 | 0 | 0 |
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