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Ixtapa surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 CST
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Ixtapa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
28.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ixtapa today?

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 10PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212161615151516161111141418181414141616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)555453646360606061383030514980807778138171226208125220
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
ENE
10
S
15
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
WNW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassonononcross-
off		crossoffcross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:18AM
0.58
7:46AM
0.60
7:41AM
0.60
7:42AM
0.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:23PM
0.09
3:49AM
0.57
4:32PM
0.13
4:31PM
0.19
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-
Sunset-6:32-------6:32-------6:34------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C282726252524262828272727262526282827262625252629
Feels °C (?)292929272825282928293030292829313031302928272629
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