Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 5PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy 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

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.1
SW
15
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
647
657
657
508
483
400
459
525
539
628
636
737
663
652
629
545
536
529
476
463
384
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SE
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:33AM0.83m
6:27PM0.44m
7:54AM0.84m
6:52PM0.51m
8:15AM0.83m
7:21PM0.57m
Low Tide
2:15PM0.32m
00:32AM0.05m
2:14PM0.32m
1:06AM0.01m
2:21PM0.31m
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6:37
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6:32
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3
4
2
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2
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1
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Temp °C
28
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
32
31
31
32
32
30
31
30
31
32
31
32
31
30
30
30
31
32
31
31
32
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