Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.1°C
2.0° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 3PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
1
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
19
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
522
522
621
621
726
901
920
476
446
737
745
754
851
962
962
962
940
812
774
669
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
8:43AM0.77m
7:48PM0.50m
9:01AM0.75m
7:51PM0.52m
9:14AM0.72m
7:54PM0.54m
Low Tide
2:55PM0.31m
1:51AM0.07m
3:00PM0.33m
2:08AM0.07m
3:03PM0.35m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:44
6:43
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
32
33
32
33
33
33
32
31
32
33
32
32
31
32
31
32
33
32
32
34
32
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