Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.3° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 24s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 22s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 21s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 8AM is: 0.8m 24s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)24s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)22s
Evening (24 Jul)5ft (1.5m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
24
0.9
SSW
24
0.8
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.7
SW
22
1.2
SW
21
1.5
SSW
21
1.5
SSW
21
1.3
SSW
21
1.1
SW
21
1.1
SW
21
1.4
SW
20
1.6
SW
19
1.7
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.5
SSW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.7
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
964
964
704
368
516
1338
2092
2092
1512
1041
1002
1379
1845
2044
2044
1845
1519
1426
1448
1518
1415
1518
1682
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
N
10
SW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
10:23AM0.73m
8:11PM0.50m
10:49AM0.71m
8:07PM0.51m
11:15AM0.68m
8:06PM0.53m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.07m
4:17PM0.43m
3:07AM0.05m
4:30PM0.45m
3:26AM0.04m
4:40PM0.48m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
30
30
30
29
28
27
27
28
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
30
29
28
Feels °C
31
31
32
34
33
34
32
31
30
31
31
33
32
32
32
33
32
31
33
33
34
33
32
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