Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastModerate 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1336 | 1275 | 1286 | 1255 | 1115 | 1115 | 1115 | 1101 | 1101 | 1074 | 860 | 784 | 773 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 614 | 614 | 606 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1336 | 1275 | 1286 | 1255 | 1115 | 1115 | 1115 | 1101 | 1101 | 1074 | 860 | 784 | 773 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 614 | 614 | 606 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | SSW 11 | W 4 |
37 | 56 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 25 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | SW 19 | SSE 8 |
22 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | — | 16 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 36 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 530 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 534 | 530 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 530 | 434 | 0 |
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