Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 6PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 606 | 614 | 693 | 274 | 281 | 291 | 332 | 553 | 561 | 568 | 592 | 641 | 822 | 649 | 632 | 496 | 443 | 437 | 431 | 357 | 352 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:43AM0.64m | 6:54PM0.48m | 8:08AM0.71m | 7:21PM0.49m | 8:34AM0.75m | 7:42PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11PM0.37m | 00:56AM0.21m | 2:37PM0.35m | 1:21AM0.15m | 2:58PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 606 | 614 | 693 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 332 | 553 | 561 | 568 | 592 | 641 | 822 | 649 | 632 | 496 | 443 | 437 | 431 | 357 | 352 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 30 | 274 | 281 | 291 | 291 | 58 | 31 | 29 | 44 | 48 | 77 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 35 | 50 | 67 | 67 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 39 | 1042 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 534 | 509 | 534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 530 | 530 | 529 | 0 |
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