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Ixtapa surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 CST
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Ixtapa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
28.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ixtapa today?

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 6PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (19 Jan)1ft (0.3m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)161515151616161114141818141414161616161615151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6360606061383930514980979678138171226208125220201191242242
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
E
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SW
10
S
10
S
5
SE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		ononcross-
on		glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:18AM
0.58
7:46AM
0.60
7:41AM
0.60
7:42AM
0.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:49AM
0.57
4:32PM
0.13
4:31PM
0.19
4:16PM
0.26
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise--7:20-------7:20-------7:20-----
Sunset-----6:32-------6:34-------6:35--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C242526282828262625252628282726262525262828282625
Feels °C (?)262728292829282929282931303030302828293131313029
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