Ixtapa Surf Break

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
30.6° C

1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 1AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Afternoon (17 Jun)5ft (1.5m)18s
Evening (17 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1782
1475
1173
942
901
996
1099
1342
1327
1213
962
774
746
737
728
823
897
1001
1001
886
580
631
777
777
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
0
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
3:29PM0.72m
4:33PM0.72m
5:23PM0.71m
4:34AM0.41m
Low Tide
7:23AM0.09m
9:01AM0.17m
00:43AM0.36m
10:36AM0.24m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
29
28
28
28
27
29
30
30
29
29
29
27
27
28
29
30
29
29
28
27
27
29
30
Feels °C
33
33
33
33
33
31
33
33
32
32
33
34
31
31
31
33
34
32
34
32
31
31
34
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
1782
1475
1173
942
901
996
1099
1342
1327
1213
962
774
746
737
728
823
897
1001
1001
886
580
631
777
777
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
Energy kJ
499
396
390
317
292
263
258
258
254
254
203
196
150
183
143
143
138
245
287
352
275
272
264
246
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.3
SSW
7
0.4
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
Energy kJ
28
18
18
10
10
10
18
7
30
29
10
98
154
148
195
257
254
105
103
76
323
323
255
211
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
18
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
506
534
7
0
0
0
0
534
534
501
22
0
0
0
0
530
530
534
0
0
0
0
0
450
Best forecast wave conditions in Guerrero
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
7
7
6
9
4
7
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