Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.0°C
2.0° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 11AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 105mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
1
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4
2
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
2.1
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
13
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
13
4
S
13
4
S
13
6
S
13
5.5
S
14
5.5
SSW
13
5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
12
4
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2
WSW
10
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
850
769
1029
1848
2035
2973
3854
5076
3599
5019
5505
13608
10213
9464
8343
5449
4237
2770
1595
841
904
853
672
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
E
25
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:20AM0.68m
8:02PM0.57m
9:20AM0.64m
8:17PM0.59m
9:16AM0.61m
8:38PM0.60m
Low Tide
2:23AM0.09m
3:04PM0.36m
2:37AM0.12m
3:03PM0.35m
2:50AM0.18m
3:02PM0.33m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:42
6:40
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
14
13
27
33
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
26
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
26
27
29
30
29
27
Feels °C
31
29
33
33
31
30
32
31
31
29
25
25
24
25
26
27
28
28
29
31
32
33
31
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