Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.0°C
1.5° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 11PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
742
672
573
493
479
479
406
406
406
368
368
357
346
341
346
382
591
457
348
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
S
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:50PM0.47m
8:20AM0.59m
8:15PM0.42m
8:04AM0.66m
7:33PM0.39m
Low Tide
3:28PM0.35m
2:01AM0.38m
3:32PM0.33m
00:44AM0.34m
3:27PM0.33m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
7:00
 mm
3
2
1
Temp °C
30
30
28
28
27
27
28
30
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
30
30
29
28
Feels °C
33
35
33
33
32
31
32
34
33
34
32
31
31
31
32
33
32
32
31
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