Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.4° C
1.9° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 8PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
145
145
215
180
285
261
157
159
135
181
154
151
113
103
80
85
104
96
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
E
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
0
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
5
ESE
0
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
7:54PM0.51m
8:58AM0.55m
7:45PM0.47m
8:51AM0.62m
7:20PM0.44m
Low Tide
2:50PM0.43m
2:20AM0.33m
3:09PM0.41m
1:33AM0.30m
3:21PM0.40m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
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7:19
7:19
7:17
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
Temp °C
31
30
30
29
28
28
29
30
31
30
29
28
28
28
29
30
29
30
29
Feels °C
35
34
35
34
33
33
34
34
35
35
35
34
33
34
34
34
34
36
34
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