Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.6° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 12PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
15
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
589
514
606
614
693
274
281
291
332
553
561
568
592
641
822
649
632
496
443
437
431
357
352
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
5
E
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:43AM0.64m
6:54PM0.48m
8:08AM0.71m
7:21PM0.49m
8:34AM0.75m
7:42PM0.50m
Low Tide
00:31AM0.29m
2:11PM0.37m
00:56AM0.21m
2:37PM0.35m
1:21AM0.15m
2:58PM0.33m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:09
7:09
 mm
4
4
1
2
Temp °C
27
27
28
30
31
30
28
28
27
27
28
30
30
30
29
28
28
27
29
30
30
30
29
Feels °C
32
31
32
33
33
34
32
32
31
30
31
33
32
32
33
32
33
31
34
34
33
35
35
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