Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
30.0°C
0.8° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 2AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1586
1415
1379
1418
1193
1177
1038
1038
1024
911
911
899
911
869
869
742
732
732
732
Wind (km/h)
20
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
E
5
NNE
5
ENE
0
NNE
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:32PM0.47m
8:18AM0.73m
7:38PM0.50m
8:24AM0.69m
7:45PM0.53m
Low Tide
2:29PM0.28m
1:15AM0.15m
2:32PM0.30m
1:33AM0.17m
2:32PM0.30m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
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Temp °C
30
28
28
27
27
27
27
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
27
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
32
32
33
31
31
31
31
32
33
32
32
32
30
30
32
34
33
33
34
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