Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.4° C
1.8° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 11PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)--
Afternoon (14 Aug)5ft (1.5m)17s
Evening (14 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1336
1275
1286
1255
1115
1115
1115
1101
1101
1074
860
784
773
685
685
685
614
614
606
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
0
E
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
5
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:55PM0.52m
9:51PM0.47m
4:35PM0.47m
7:30AM0.54m
6:20PM0.47m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.45m
4:46AM0.40m
00:19AM0.37m
1:41PM0.41m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:12
7:12
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
31
30
29
28
27
27
29
31
31
31
29
29
28
28
29
30
31
30
29
Feels °C
34
34
34
33
31
31
33
34
34
35
33
34
33
32
34
34
34
35
35
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