Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
29.7°C
0.4° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 10AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (22 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (22 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.4
S
12
2.1
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
12
3.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
877
837
770
751
742
742
1094
1016
881
749
661
627
522
522
603
1465
1887
2138
2141
2652
2877
2417
3331
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
N
5
NE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SW
5
SW
0
SSE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:14AM0.63m
8:24PM0.59m
8:07AM0.61m
8:58PM0.60m
7:59AM0.60m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.25m
2:30PM0.27m
2:19AM0.30m
2:35PM0.22m
2:35AM0.38m
2:49PM0.17m
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
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6:20
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6:19
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 mm
9
1
1
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1
1
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2
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1
1
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1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
26
26
27
29
29
28
28
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
30
31
32
34
33
33
34
32
32
30
32
32
32
33
32
30
30
30
31
30
30
28
28
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