Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 12PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 407 | 401 | 331 | 272 | 261 | 212 | 212 | 253 | 208 | 178 | 175 | 236 | 299 | 248 | 293 | 252 | 312 | 444 | 444 | 319 | 460 | 559 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:31AM0.52m | 10:56PM0.45m | 7:42AM0.56m | 8:08PM0.39m | 7:09AM0.64m | 7:04PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.40m | 4:18PM0.34m | 00:55AM0.45m | 3:24PM0.34m | 11:29PM0.37m | 2:35PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 407 | 407 | 401 | 331 | 272 | 261 | 212 | 212 | 253 | 208 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 172 | 167 | 126 | 252 | 312 | 444 | 444 | 319 | 460 | 559 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 35 | 38 | 55 | 236 | 299 | 248 | 293 | 122 | 120 | 59 | 57 | 146 | 223 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 21 | 154 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 125 | 57 | 59 | 56 | 51 | 50 | 59 | 71 | 69 | 56 | 57 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 537 | 537 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 534 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 265 | 45 | 0 |
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