Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 11AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 632 | 496 | 443 | 437 | 431 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 332 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 212 | 180 | 310 | 229 | 261 | 208 | 208 | 261 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:34AM0.75m | 7:42PM0.50m | 8:59AM0.77m | 7:58PM0.50m | 9:23AM0.76m | 8:06PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.15m | 2:58PM0.33m | 1:44AM0.11m | 3:16PM0.34m | 2:05AM0.07m | 3:29PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 632 | 496 | 443 | 437 | 431 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 332 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 120 | 121 | 310 | 122 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 41 | 47 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 106 | 108 | 113 | 212 | 180 | 125 | 229 | 261 | 208 | 208 | 261 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | — | W 4 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 94 | 95 | 91 | 107 | — | 1 | 18 | 78 | 121 | 154 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 530 | 530 | 523 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 686 | 195 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 216 | 0 |
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