Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
30.6°C
1.4° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
11
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
617
524
536
529
476
463
450
373
368
363
357
347
299
295
290
295
299
299
299
299
380
376
364
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
0
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:15AM0.83m
7:21PM0.57m
8:36AM0.79m
7:52PM0.62m
8:54AM0.75m
8:25PM0.64m
Low Tide
1:06AM0.01m
2:21PM0.31m
1:39AM0.02m
2:34PM0.29m
2:09AM0.06m
2:48PM0.27m
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 mm
1
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1
5
5
8
4
1
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1
2
4
4
Temp °C
27
27
27
29
29
28
27
25
25
25
26
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
31
31
30
32
33
33
32
30
29
29
31
32
31
32
32
30
30
30
31
31
30
31
33
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