Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 3PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. 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 morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 738 | 617 | 607 | 476 | 508 | 536 | 493 | 499 | 401 | 322 | 795 | 1271 | 1467 | 2214 | 3228 | 3307 | 3152 | 2070 | 2540 | 1837 | 2166 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:24AM0.58m | 10:22PM0.49m | 7:42AM0.61m | 7:12AM0.68m | 8:27PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.24m | 1:53AM0.46m | 3:39PM0.23m | 3:44PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 738 | 617 | 607 | 476 | 396 | 536 | 493 | 499 | 401 | 317 | 247 | 406 | 530 | 955 | 1531 | 1731 | 1941 | 366 | 246 | 1837 | 2166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 613 | 486 | 411 | 376 | 382 | 382 | 376 | 297 | 344 | 322 | 294 | 242 | 218 | 177 | 164 | 138 | 110 | 77 | 74 | 264 | 211 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SE 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 414 | 326 | 381 | 381 | 508 | 508 | 376 | 302 | 205 | 118 | 318 | 314 | 314 | 220 | 174 | 375 | 375 | 91 | 29 | 53 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 795 | 1271 | 1467 | 2214 | 3228 | 3307 | 3152 | 2070 | 2540 | 450 | 453 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 529 | 529 | 45 | 7 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 252 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 529 | 529 | 208 | 208 |
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