Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.5° C
2.1° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 11AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1
S
13
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
241
190
214
264
310
355
310
254
246
178
172
191
174
229
232
171
171
142
282
256
152
148
148
243
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
5
N
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
0
SSW
5
NE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
W
5
ESE
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:03PM0.66m
9:13PM0.53m
3:18PM0.62m
4:42PM0.60m
Low Tide
5:37AM0.04m
8:37PM0.53m
6:29AM0.15m
7:47AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:23
7:23
7:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
8
6
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
28
30
31
30
29
28
28
27
28
30
30
30
29
28
26
26
27
29
30
30
29
28
Feels °C
32
31
33
34
34
34
34
33
32
31
32
33
33
34
34
34
31
30
30
33
33
33
34
33
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