Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.4° C
1.8° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 11AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (27 Jul)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (27 Jul)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.5
SW
16
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1974
1974
1172
1756
1799
1885
2212
2434
2434
2434
2283
2204
2002
1977
1787
1857
1834
1629
1608
1441
1405
1275
1241
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
E
5
ESE
5
S
10
SW
5
WNW
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:41AM0.65m
8:10PM0.55m
12:08PM0.61m
8:13PM0.56m
12:33PM0.57m
8:10PM0.57m
Low Tide
3:46AM0.05m
4:46PM0.50m
4:04AM0.07m
4:45PM0.52m
4:18AM0.11m
4:23PM0.53m
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6:22
6:24
6:24
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7:22
7:21
7:21
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
27
29
30
29
28
28
27
27
28
28
29
29
28
27
26
26
27
28
29
28
27
Feels °C
31
29
31
32
33
32
31
32
31
31
32
32
33
33
32
31
29
29
30
31
32
32
31
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