Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 10PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
251 | 587 | 376 | 330 | 330 | 458 | 1012 | 1501 | 1501 | 1597 | 1260 | 1271 | 1892 | 1373 | 1356 | 1339 | 1376 | 1088 | 1059 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:47PM0.59m | 10:22AM0.54m | 8:59PM0.57m | 9:53AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.43m | 3:42AM0.21m | 3:28PM0.40m | 3:34AM0.29m | 3:25PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
251 | 587 | 376 | 330 | 330 | 458 | 1012 | 1501 | 1501 | 1597 | 1260 | 1271 | 1892 | 1373 | 1356 | 1339 | 1376 | 1088 | 1059 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | W 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 5 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 |
209 | 25 | 48 | 306 | 306 | 176 | 23 | 25 | 53 | 50 | 200 | 197 | 28 | 273 | 343 | 343 | 148 | 148 | 97 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | S 8 | W 5 | S 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 8 |
39 | 19 | 24 | 111 | 142 | 33 | 55 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 49 | 27 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | W 10 | WNW 3 | W 9 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — |
— | 3 | 46 | 3 | 57 | 17 | 28 | 33 | 26 | 35 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 534 | 306 | 39 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 246 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
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