Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 4AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1245 | 1647 | 1647 | 1626 | 1606 | 1606 | 1750 | 1415 | 1379 | 1418 | 1193 | 1177 | 1038 | 1038 | 1024 | 911 | 911 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:24PM0.45m | 8:05AM0.76m | 7:32PM0.47m | 8:18AM0.73m | 7:38PM0.50m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.15m | 2:29PM0.28m | 1:15AM0.15m | 2:32PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1245 | 1647 | 1647 | 1626 | 1606 | 1606 | 1750 | 1415 | 1379 | 1418 | 1193 | 1177 | 1038 | 1038 | 1024 | 911 | 911 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 260 | 299 | 268 | 249 | 193 | 177 | 287 | 295 | 188 | 184 | 152 | 109 | 84 | 61 | 60 | 42 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 155 | 120 | 76 | 56 | 47 | 35 | — | 24 | 15 | — | — | — | 18 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 509 | 265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 509 | 225 | 0 |
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