Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 12PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3656 | 3055 | 2354 | 5955 | 6860 | 15067 | 11300 | 7368 | 3061 | 1182 | 819 | 554 | 471 | 461 | 437 | 446 | 410 | 422 | 434 | 422 | 465 | 458 | 525 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:20AM0.64m | 8:17PM0.59m | 9:16AM0.61m | 8:38PM0.60m | 9:08AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.12m | 3:03PM0.35m | 2:50AM0.18m | 3:02PM0.33m | 3:00AM0.24m | 3:05PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3656 | 3055 | 2354 | 5955 | 6860 | 8609 | 11300 | 7368 | 3061 | 1182 | 716 | 554 | 471 | 461 | 437 | 446 | 358 | 289 | 353 | 346 | 250 | 458 | 525 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 519 | 492 | 485 | 415 | 410 | 297 | — | — | 18 | 361 | 422 | 313 | 410 | 127 | 106 | 404 | 410 | 422 | 434 | 422 | 465 | 209 | 281 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 392 | 350 | 88 | 77 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 52 | 49 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 15067 | — | — | 522 | 490 | 819 | 198 | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 184 | 7 | 195 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 534 | 509 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 509 | 39 | 0 |
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