Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
30.1°C
0.9° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 1PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
419
338
282
228
220
314
522
528
703
695
671
602
595
587
757
757
853
832
711
702
702
832
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
S
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
7:16AM0.62m
6:25AM0.66m
6:00AM0.72m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.53m
3:39PM0.13m
4:17PM0.15m
5:51PM0.19m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
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6:43
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6:43
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6:16
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6:16
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 mm
1
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1
3
2
3
2
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Temp °C
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
26
25
25
26
28
28
27
27
26
25
25
26
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
29
29
30
33
32
31
30
29
28
28
29
32
32
31
31
30
28
27
29
32
32
31
30
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