Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 6PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 298 | 390 | 475 | 481 | 481 | 400 | 326 | 271 | 208 | 261 | 258 | 302 | 367 | 302 | 299 | 295 | 248 | 183 | 176 | 174 | 171 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:19AM0.68m | 8:12PM0.56m | 10:31AM0.65m | 8:21PM0.58m | 10:36AM0.61m | 8:33PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.42m | 3:14AM0.05m | 3:47PM0.44m | 3:28AM0.09m | 3:43PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — |
mm | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 189 | 390 | 475 | 481 | 481 | 400 | 326 | 271 | 208 | 261 | 258 | 302 | 367 | 302 | 299 | 295 | 248 | 183 | 176 | 174 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 298 | 186 | 178 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 111 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 48 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 75 | 74 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 19 | 48 | 48 | 34 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 30 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 20 | 140 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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