Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.4° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
336
623
273
269
269
269
319
375
375
252
237
220
190
214
264
310
310
310
310
246
163
172
191
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
NE
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
12:10PM0.74m
8:52PM0.60m
1:02PM0.70m
9:24PM0.58m
2:03PM0.66m
9:13PM0.53m
Low Tide
5:26PM0.55m
4:51AM-0.04m
6:19PM0.55m
5:37AM0.04m
8:37PM0.53m
6:29AM0.15m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:23
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
30
29
28
28
27
26
28
30
31
30
29
28
27
27
28
30
30
30
29
29
28
27
28
30
Feels °C
30
31
30
31
31
30
32
33
34
34
34
32
31
31
32
33
32
33
33
34
33
31
33
33
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