Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 8AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 207 | 316 | 316 | 251 | 587 | 376 | 330 | 330 | 458 | 1012 | 1351 | 1615 | 1235 | 1165 | 1184 | 1255 | 1239 | 1224 | 1339 | 1163 | 1088 | 1059 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:34AM0.57m | 8:47PM0.59m | 10:22AM0.54m | 8:59PM0.57m | 9:53AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.14m | 3:35PM0.43m | 3:42AM0.21m | 3:28PM0.40m | 3:34AM0.29m | 3:25PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 171 | 206 | 251 | 248 | 251 | 587 | 376 | 330 | 330 | 458 | 1012 | 1351 | 1615 | 1235 | 1165 | 1184 | 1255 | 1239 | 1224 | 1339 | 1163 | 1088 | 1059 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | S 9 | W 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 154 | 207 | 316 | 316 | 209 | 25 | 24 | 306 | 306 | 176 | 24 | 34 | 53 | 37 | 277 | 314 | 407 | 407 | 448 | 308 | 258 | 170 | 166 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | W 8 | SW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 19 | 98 | 111 | 142 | 33 | 55 | 55 | 5 | 181 | 50 | 52 | 41 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 49 | 48 | 41 | 16 | 14 | 46 | 52 | 36 | 56 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 199 | 376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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