Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
30.8°C
1.4° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 2PM is: 1.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5ft (1.5m)18s
Afternoon (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Evening (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1415
1579
1644
1275
1400
1417
1842
1842
1970
1855
1631
1611
1498
1498
1356
1498
1479
1322
1209
1162
1001
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
0
E
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
N
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:16AM0.78m
6:49PM0.43m
8:32AM0.81m
6:59PM0.48m
8:52AM0.82m
7:20PM0.54m
Low Tide
2:57PM0.35m
1:01AM0.08m
2:52PM0.36m
1:28AM0.00m
2:55PM0.37m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:58
6:58
6:57
 mm
1
1
5
2
Temp °C
28
30
30
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
29
28
27
27
26
28
29
30
29
28
Feels °C
33
34
34
33
30
31
29
29
32
32
32
33
32
31
31
29
32
32
33
32
33
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