Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 4PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 256 | 152 | 148 | 157 | 243 | 362 | 366 | 173 | 173 | 181 | 181 | 208 | 454 | 493 | 587 | 580 | 655 | 648 | 305 | 648 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:42PM0.60m | 5:47AM0.43m | 5:47PM0.58m | 7:26AM0.54m | 6:34PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.28m | 00:30AM0.37m | 10:42AM0.37m | 00:45AM0.29m | 12:46PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 225 | 256 | 152 | 108 | 157 | 235 | 178 | 366 | 99 | 132 | 139 | 137 | 184 | 454 | 493 | 587 | 580 | 655 | 648 | 305 | 648 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 15 | S 12 |
| kJ | 104 | 85 | 106 | 148 | 71 | 243 | 362 | 175 | 161 | 173 | 181 | 127 | 208 | 280 | 180 | 180 | 335 | 314 | 295 | 258 | 251 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SSE 7 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SSE 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 84 | 32 | 38 | 148 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 173 | 18 | 65 | 181 | 15 | 35 | 45 | 153 | 83 | 119 | 98 | 103 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 39 | 22 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 501 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 434 | 501 | 0 | 0 |
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