Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
30.9°C
1.7° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 7AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.8
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
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
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
483
400
459
525
539
628
636
759
657
617
617
535
536
529
477
463
450
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
NNW
5
S
5
SW
5
W
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
6:27PM0.44m
7:54AM0.84m
6:52PM0.51m
8:15AM0.83m
7:21PM0.57m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.05m
2:14PM0.32m
1:06AM0.01m
2:21PM0.31m
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3
7
6
4
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Temp °C
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
Feels °C
32
31
30
30
32
32
32
33
32
32
30
31
30
32
32
31
32
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