Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.4° C
1.9° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 3AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
3
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
S
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
18
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
171
171
174
225
256
152
148
157
244
362
366
173
133
181
181
208
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
E
5
SE
0
S
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
0
NE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:42PM0.60m
5:47AM0.43m
5:47PM0.58m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.28m
00:30AM0.37m
10:42AM0.37m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:23
 mm
1
4
5
1
2
Temp °C
29
28
28
26
27
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
30
30
30
28
Feels °C
34
33
33
30
30
33
31
32
32
33
31
31
32
32
32
33
33
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