Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 10AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 458 | 1012 | 1501 | 1501 | 1597 | 1260 | 1271 | 1255 | 1373 | 1356 | 1431 | 1288 | 1088 | 1059 | 1045 | 961 | 1126 | 846 | 846 | 682 | 672 | 573 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:22AM0.54m | 8:59PM0.57m | 9:53AM0.53m | 9:03PM0.53m | 9:03AM0.54m | 8:50PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.21m | 3:28PM0.40m | 3:34AM0.29m | 3:25PM0.37m | 3:06AM0.35m | 3:28PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 330 | 458 | 1012 | 1501 | 1501 | 1597 | 1260 | 1271 | 1255 | 1373 | 1356 | 1431 | 1288 | 1088 | 1059 | 1045 | 961 | 1126 | 846 | 846 | 682 | 672 | 573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 20 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 306 | 176 | 55 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 169 | 197 | 414 | 121 | 369 | 162 | 141 | 99 | 114 | 76 | 70 | 15 | 47 | 45 | 84 | 42 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | W 5 | SW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 20 | W 12 | S 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 10 | SSE 8 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 142 | 33 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 3 | 50 | 49 | 13 | 97 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 42 | 11 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | — | WNW 4 | W 8 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 56 | 12 | 9 | — | 22 | 41 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 61 | 59 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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