Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 6AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 9 | SW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 508 | 536 | 493 | 499 | 401 | 699 | 395 | 1034 | 1373 | 1406 | 1751 | 2679 | 2352 | 1478 | 1742 | 1657 | 2419 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:22PM0.49m | 7:42AM0.61m | 7:12AM0.68m | 8:27PM0.31m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM0.46m | 3:39PM0.23m | 3:44PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 396 | 536 | 493 | 499 | 401 | 221 | 252 | 206 | 181 | 143 | 102 | 1685 | 1468 | 370 | 246 | 264 | 1872 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 8 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 382 | 382 | 321 | 297 | 162 | 323 | 318 | 318 | 258 | 220 | 174 | 217 | 370 | 82 | 51 | 33 | 257 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 508 | 508 | 376 | 302 | 344 | 322 | 147 | 147 | 116 | 94 | 252 | 307 | 153 | 99 | 7 | 15 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 43 | 82 | 217 | — | 699 | 395 | 1034 | 1373 | 1406 | 1751 | 2679 | 2352 | 1478 | 1742 | 1657 | 2419 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 501 | 327 | 39 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 420 | 434 | 208 | 208 |
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