Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.4° C
2.0° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 6AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
16
1
SSW
13
1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
508
487
433
421
347
342
336
336
293
273
269
269
269
319
375
375
252
237
241
190
214
264
372
355
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
10
E
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
N
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:16PM0.60m
12:10PM0.74m
8:52PM0.60m
1:02PM0.70m
9:24PM0.58m
2:03PM0.66m
Low Tide
4:07AM-0.08m
5:26PM0.55m
4:51AM-0.04m
6:19PM0.55m
5:37AM0.04m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
 mm
1
2
5
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
25
26
26
28
30
29
28
27
26
26
28
29
30
29
28
28
27
27
28
30
30
30
Feels °C
31
30
28
29
28
32
32
31
31
30
29
30
32
32
33
33
33
32
31
31
32
33
32
33
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