Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
29.9°C
0.6° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 3PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1038
1038
1024
911
911
899
911
869
869
845
732
732
834
732
722
712
577
659
609
777
897
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
5
WSW
10
SW
5
S
0
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NNE
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:18AM0.73m
7:38PM0.50m
8:24AM0.69m
7:45PM0.53m
8:21AM0.66m
8:00PM0.56m
Low Tide
2:32PM0.30m
1:33AM0.17m
2:32PM0.30m
1:49AM0.20m
2:30PM0.30m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
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6:39
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6:41
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6:41
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6:21
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6:21
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6:20
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1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
28
28
29
28
28
27
27
26
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
26
27
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
33
32
33
34
34
32
32
30
33
34
33
34
34
33
32
31
32
34
33
33
34
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