Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 10PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1108 | 1230 | 1245 | 1647 | 1647 | 1626 | 1606 | 1606 | 1750 | 1415 | 1379 | 1418 | 1193 | 1177 | 1038 | 1038 | 1024 | 911 | 911 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:24PM0.45m | 8:05AM0.76m | 7:32PM0.47m | 8:18AM0.73m | 7:38PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.26m | 00:55AM0.15m | 2:29PM0.28m | 1:15AM0.15m | 2:32PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1108 | 603 | 1245 | 1647 | 1647 | 1626 | 1606 | 1606 | 1750 | 1415 | 1379 | 1418 | 1193 | 1177 | 1038 | 1038 | 1024 | 911 | 911 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 127 | 1230 | 260 | 299 | 268 | 254 | 238 | 269 | 288 | 241 | 188 | 148 | 145 | 109 | 84 | 60 | 57 | 60 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | W 13 | W 13 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 58 | 155 | 120 | 76 | 60 | 47 | 35 | — | 24 | 15 | — | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 509 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 376 | 225 | 0 |
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