Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 1AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 538 | 676 | 1060 | 619 | 692 | 577 | 672 | 834 | 1027 | 1492 | 1465 | 1208 | 2693 | 3145 | 3904 | 4420 | 4550 | 3226 | 1853 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:02PM0.39m | 7:25AM0.78m | 7:12PM0.42m | 7:46AM0.77m | 7:24PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.24m | 00:06AM0.19m | 2:20PM0.25m | 00:33AM0.16m | 2:24PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 538 | 419 | 575 | 419 | 692 | 577 | 672 | 834 | 1027 | 1492 | 1465 | 1208 | 2693 | 3145 | 3904 | 4420 | 4550 | 3226 | 1853 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 119 | 171 | 419 | 432 | 352 | 332 | 630 | 673 | 777 | 768 | 954 | 762 | 1250 | 1405 | 1594 | 2058 | 1305 | 1451 | 1245 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 20 | W 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | SSW 19 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 42 | 41 | 342 | 35 | 480 | 480 | 236 | 186 | 229 | 10 | 26 | 1081 | 13 | 11 | 6 | — | 283 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 194 | 676 | 1060 | 619 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 608 | 808 | 906 | 930 | 799 | 440 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 100 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 208 | 39 | 204 | 7 |
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