Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 1PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | 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 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2099 | 1966 | 1393 | 1338 | 1108 | 1230 | 1245 | 1647 | 1647 | 1626 | 1606 | 1606 | 1750 | 1415 | 1379 | 1418 | 1193 | 1177 | 1038 | 1038 | 1024 | 911 | 911 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:46AM0.77m | 7:24PM0.45m | 8:05AM0.76m | 7:32PM0.47m | 8:18AM0.73m | 7:38PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.16m | 2:24PM0.26m | 00:55AM0.15m | 2:29PM0.28m | 1:15AM0.15m | 2:32PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | WSW 10 | 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 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 2099 | 1431 | 1090 | 1338 | 1108 | 816 | 612 | 1647 | 1647 | 1626 | 1606 | 1606 | 1750 | 1415 | 1379 | 1418 | 1193 | 1177 | 1038 | 1038 | 1024 | 911 | 911 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1120 | 1081 | 1164 | 7 | 127 | 1230 | 1245 | 461 | 359 | 326 | 311 | 220 | 177 | 135 | 109 | 84 | 60 | 40 | 37 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 11 | 5 | — | 127 | 127 | 124 | 102 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 35 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | 416 | 1966 | 1393 | 950 | 1066 | 228 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 281 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 281 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 509 | 225 | 0 |
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