Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.0°C
1.7° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 9PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
796
638
638
638
638
678
659
537
514
475
475
468
468
316
269
265
227
271
314
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
NNE
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
5
SW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:46PM0.60m
9:37AM0.78m
8:15PM0.64m
9:58AM0.73m
8:47PM0.65m
Low Tide
3:03PM0.37m
2:28AM-0.05m
3:16PM0.37m
2:58AM-0.02m
3:32PM0.36m
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:55
6:54
6:53
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
28
27
27
28
30
30
30
29
28
27
26
27
29
31
30
29
Feels °C
33
34
34
33
31
31
33
34
33
35
34
33
32
30
32
33
35
34
33
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