Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 5AM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 621 | 726 | 901 | 920 | 476 | 446 | 737 | 745 | 754 | 962 | 962 | 962 | 962 | 940 | 812 | 774 | 669 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:48PM0.50m | 9:01AM0.75m | 7:51PM0.52m | 9:14AM0.72m | 7:54PM0.54m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM0.07m | 3:00PM0.33m | 2:08AM0.07m | 3:03PM0.35m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 621 | 726 | 901 | 920 | 476 | 386 | 737 | 745 | 754 | 962 | 962 | 962 | 962 | 940 | 812 | 250 | 370 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 129 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 450 | 446 | 121 | 115 | 109 | 107 | 135 | 270 | 281 | 308 | 143 | 774 | 669 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 13 | SW 11 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 125 | 123 | 66 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 57 | 13 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 530 | 501 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 0 | 0 |
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