Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
30.7°C
1.6° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
4
0
1
1
2
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0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
2.1
SE
9
0.9
SW
15
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
508
536
493
499
401
699
395
1034
1373
1406
1751
2679
2352
1478
1742
1657
2419
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NNW
0
W
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State
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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 mm
4
2
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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
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27
28
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