Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 3PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 214 | 214 | 289 | 289 | 214 | 276 | 395 | 582 | 622 | 566 | 545 | 539 | 627 | 627 | 715 | 596 | 544 | 530 | 522 | 515 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:07AM0.74m | 6:50PM0.47m | 9:25AM0.78m | 7:08PM0.51m | 9:48AM0.80m | 7:35PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24PM0.42m | 1:44AM0.05m | 3:27PM0.44m | 2:11AM-0.03m | 3:36PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 173 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 289 | 196 | 190 | 230 | 582 | 622 | 566 | 545 | 539 | 627 | 627 | 715 | 596 | 544 | 530 | 522 | 515 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 51 | 50 | 289 | 166 | 214 | 276 | 395 | 181 | 178 | 118 | 114 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 114 | 109 | 42 | 101 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SSE 12 | SW 24 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 97 | 214 | 214 | 56 | 51 | 35 | 50 | 37 | 123 | 31 | 110 | 112 | 110 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 109 | 86 | 27 | 22 | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 8 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 92 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 39 | 530 | 523 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 530 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 265 | 252 | 39 |
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