Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
30.9°C
1.8° 

Ixtapa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 6AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
521
534
567
573
647
657
657
508
483
400
459
525
539
628
636
573
483
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
5
SE
10
S
10
S
5
S
0
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
NE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:13PM0.37m
7:33AM0.83m
6:27PM0.44m
7:54AM0.84m
6:52PM0.51m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.12m
2:15PM0.32m
00:32AM0.05m
2:14PM0.32m
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6:37
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6:32
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3
1
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2
2
4
Temp °C
28
27
27
26
27
29
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
29
28
28
27
Feels °C
33
32
32
30
32
33
32
32
32
32
30
30
32
34
32
33
32
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