Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 11AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1255 | 1373 | 2242 | 1933 | 1376 | 1088 | 1059 | 1045 | 961 | 947 | 846 | 846 | 834 | 672 | 573 | 540 | 479 | 479 | 472 | 406 | 406 | 406 | 362 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:53AM0.53m | 9:03PM0.53m | 9:03AM0.54m | 8:50PM0.47m | 8:20AM0.59m | 8:15PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.29m | 3:25PM0.37m | 3:06AM0.35m | 3:28PM0.35m | 2:01AM0.38m | 3:32PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
mm | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
1255 | 1373 | 2242 | 1933 | 1376 | 1088 | 1059 | 1045 | 961 | 947 | 846 | 846 | 834 | 672 | 573 | 540 | 479 | 479 | 472 | 406 | 406 | 406 | 362 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
455 | 161 | 11 | 11 | 125 | 99 | 114 | 76 | 70 | 54 | 34 | 59 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 50 | 81 | 70 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 107 | 107 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 11 | NW 13 | W 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSE 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
3 | 97 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 33 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 523 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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