Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
29.5°C
0.3° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 1AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (06 Nov)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (06 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
649
568
515
515
515
508
553
630
493
368
274
278
288
298
312
316
347
780
390
376
371
371
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
S
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
9:33PM0.63m
8:16AM0.60m
10:21PM0.62m
7:50AM0.57m
11:30PM0.59m
Low Tide
2:49PM0.17m
2:59AM0.38m
3:06PM0.16m
3:23AM0.47m
3:20PM0.15m
3:36AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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Temp °C
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
32
32
32
32
30
30
32
32
32
32
31
31
31
31
31
33
33
33
32
31
32
30
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