Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
30.7°C
1.6° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 3PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (28 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 98mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
1
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2
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0
0
0
0
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4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
2.2
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3.5
SE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
9
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
783
1172
894
1373
2682
1393
2459
2033
2114
1420
1707
1037
2968
2490
2500
2211
1998
1888
2251
1965
1475
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
S
25
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:42AM0.61m
7:12AM0.68m
8:27PM0.31m
7:06AM0.74m
6:36PM0.31m
Low Tide
3:39PM0.23m
3:44PM0.25m
10:22PM0.31m
3:18PM0.28m
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6:35
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 mm
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2
1
2
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1
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1
3
2
6
7
25
13
1
1
8
23
Temp °C
28
29
30
29
28
28
27
27
28
31
30
28
27
26
25
25
25
26
27
25
25
Feels °C
32
32
31
29
29
29
28
28
29
30
29
27
27
27
27
29
28
29
30
28
29
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