Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 5AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1094 | 1016 | 881 | 859 | 661 | 627 | 522 | 522 | 625 | 1031 | 2021 | 2561 | 2705 | 3028 | 3920 | 4438 | 3804 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:24PM0.59m | 8:07AM0.61m | 8:58PM0.60m | 7:59AM0.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.30m | 2:35PM0.22m | 2:35AM0.38m | 2:49PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1094 | 1016 | 881 | 859 | 661 | 627 | 522 | 464 | 625 | 1031 | 2021 | 2561 | 2705 | 3028 | 3028 | 3234 | 2716 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 24 | 44 | 59 | 58 | 73 | 165 | 522 | 515 | 330 | 217 | 54 | 54 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NW 15 | W 15 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 30 | 75 | 75 | 8 | 4 | 107 | 162 | 158 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3920 | 4438 | 3804 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 298 | 509 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 184 | 246 | 7 |
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