Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Issued: 5 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is

30.1°C

Ixtapa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (20 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 10PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (20 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Evening (20 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 20			Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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)	2	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	732	732	834	732	722	712	668	659	609	777	897	897	877	837	770	751	742	742	1094
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	NW	ESE	S	ESE	NE	WSW	SW	W	N	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	WSW	SW	W	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide			7:45PM0.53m				8:21AM0.66m				8:00PM0.56m				8:14AM0.63m				8:24PM0.59m
Low Tide	2:32PM0.30m				1:49AM0.20m				2:30PM0.30m				2:04AM0.25m				2:30PM0.27m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—
mm	—	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	1	1	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	29	28	28	27	26	26	27	28	29	28	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	28	28
Feels °C	33	33	35	30	32	30	33	33	33	34	33	33	32	32	34	33	34	33	34
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	732	732	834	732	722	712	668	659	553	545	529	561	877	837	770	751	742	742	1094
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	W 8	W 8	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 8
kJ	50	48	45	432	590	432	428	415	609	777	897	897	357	269	265	326	265	269	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	SSW 21	SSW 21	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 6	W 18	W 6	W 6	WNW 6	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	W 16	W 16	SSE 8	W 16
kJ	112	88	148	28	25	23	14	12	6	11	6	6	8	14	7	5	5	14	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4
Distance (km)	534	0	0	7	0	0	0	39	506	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	530	0	0
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Rating (10 max)		3	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	7	6	9	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	7	5	6	6	6	5

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