Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 10AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 332 | 553 | 561 | 568 | 592 | 641 | 657 | 649 | 632 | 496 | 443 | 437 | 362 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 332 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 215 |
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 | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:08AM0.71m | 7:21PM0.49m | 8:34AM0.75m | 7:42PM0.50m | 8:59AM0.77m | 7:58PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM0.21m | 2:37PM0.35m | 1:21AM0.15m | 2:58PM0.33m | 1:44AM0.11m | 3:16PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 332 | 553 | 561 | 568 | 592 | 641 | 657 | 649 | 632 | 496 | 443 | 437 | 362 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 332 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 291 | 58 | 31 | 29 | 43 | 46 | 71 | 54 | 41 | 47 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 106 | 81 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 4 | SSW 18 | W 5 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 7 | 95 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 4 | — | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | — | 119 | 11 | — | 7 | 11 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 534 | 534 | 534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 534 | 534 | 509 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 85 | 5 | 0 | 184 | 5 | 0 |
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