Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
30.8°C
1.3° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 12AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)--
Afternoon (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
412
368
368
357
346
341
346
346
444
535
261
261
338
386
386
381
508
502
508
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
0
WNW
0
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:15PM0.42m
8:04AM0.66m
7:33PM0.39m
8:05AM0.73m
7:00PM0.39m
Low Tide
3:32PM0.33m
00:44AM0.34m
3:27PM0.33m
00:27AM0.26m
3:11PM0.34m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
7:00
6:59
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
31
29
29
29
28
27
28
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
28
30
30
30
28
Feels °C
34
32
34
35
32
31
33
33
32
32
31
30
30
31
32
32
31
33
32
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