Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 9PM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 450 | 450 | 535 | 502 | 470 | 528 | 528 | 522 | 522 | 621 | 621 | 726 | 901 | 920 | 450 | 446 | 745 | 745 | 754 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:42PM0.48m | 8:43AM0.77m | 7:48PM0.50m | 9:01AM0.75m | 7:51PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.29m | 1:33AM0.09m | 2:55PM0.31m | 1:51AM0.07m | 3:00PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 299 | 295 | 265 | 290 | 470 | 528 | 528 | 522 | 522 | 621 | 621 | 726 | 901 | 920 | 414 | 386 | 745 | 745 | 754 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 450 | 450 | 535 | 502 | 209 | 202 | 196 | 193 | 169 | 167 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 450 | 446 | 121 | 115 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 47 | 33 | 34 | 22 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 125 | 123 | 24 | 34 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 509 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 501 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 501 | 7 |
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