Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 10AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 969 | 957 | 843 | 749 | 584 | 568 | 647 | 561 | 647 | 553 | 638 | 545 | 487 | 390 | 441 | 469 | 459 | 455 | 455 | 546 | 450 | 450 | 441 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:39AM0.76m | 7:17PM0.44m | 8:01AM0.78m | 7:31PM0.46m | 8:23AM0.78m | 7:42PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.22m | 2:31PM0.28m | 00:50AM0.16m | 2:39PM0.28m | 1:12AM0.12m | 2:48PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | 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 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 969 | 957 | 843 | 749 | 584 | 568 | 647 | 561 | 647 | 553 | 638 | 545 | 487 | 390 | 373 | 362 | 362 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 265 | 265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 90 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 53 | 365 | 361 | 441 | 469 | 459 | 455 | 455 | 546 | 450 | 450 | 441 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 94 | 94 | 66 | 30 | 58 | 30 | 259 | 231 | 227 | 59 | 224 | 368 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 36 | 35 | 47 | 50 | 33 | 47 | 34 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 537 | 523 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 1037 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 100 | 134 | 7 | 0 |
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