Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 1AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 167 | 164 | 123 | 147 | 176 | 173 | 214 | 214 | 289 | 289 | 214 | 276 | 395 | 582 | 622 | 566 | 545 | 539 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:52PM0.44m | 9:07AM0.74m | 6:50PM0.47m | 9:25AM0.78m | 7:08PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24PM0.41m | 1:25AM0.14m | 3:24PM0.42m | 1:44AM0.05m | 3:27PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 56 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 147 | 176 | 173 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 289 | 196 | 190 | 230 | 582 | 622 | 566 | 545 | 539 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 130 | 167 | 164 | 123 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 214 | 289 | 166 | 214 | 276 | 395 | 181 | 146 | 144 | 114 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 97 | 97 | 47 | 98 | 101 | 97 | 214 | 36 | 56 | 51 | 50 | 35 | 48 | 162 | 45 | 145 | 112 | 110 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 530 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 265 | 530 | 473 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 534 | 39 | 0 |
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