Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 11PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1501 | 1597 | 1384 | 1271 | 1255 | 1373 | 1356 | 1933 | 1288 | 1088 | 1059 | 1045 | 961 | 846 | 846 | 846 | 742 | 672 | 653 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:59PM0.57m | 9:53AM0.53m | 9:03PM0.53m | 9:03AM0.54m | 8:50PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28PM0.40m | 3:34AM0.29m | 3:25PM0.37m | 3:06AM0.35m | 3:28PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1501 | 1597 | 1384 | 1271 | 1255 | 1373 | 1356 | 1933 | 1288 | 1088 | 1059 | 1045 | 961 | 846 | 846 | 846 | 742 | 672 | 653 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | S 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 71 | 69 | 200 | 236 | 514 | 161 | 380 | 11 | 123 | 120 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 46 | 69 | 70 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | SW 11 | S 12 | W 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSE 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 18 | 66 | 66 | 3 | 97 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 29 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 239 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 265 | 509 | 0 |
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