Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 12AM is: 5.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 3.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5634 | 5070 | 6614 | 10867 | 7847 | 4701 | 3102 | 1718 | 1649 | 1327 | 988 | 846 | 659 | 597 | 505 | 494 | 465 | 458 | 531 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:17PM0.59m | 9:16AM0.61m | 8:38PM0.60m | 9:08AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.35m | 2:50AM0.18m | 3:02PM0.33m | 3:00AM0.24m | 3:05PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  | | | |  | |  | |  | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — |
mm | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 5634 | 5070 | 6614 | 10867 | 7847 | 4701 | 3102 | 1718 | 1649 | 1327 | 988 | 846 | 659 | 597 | 505 | 494 | 415 | 423 | 531 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 301 | 301 | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 398 | 107 | 100 | 404 | 422 | 434 | 422 | 465 | 458 | 525 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 345 | 346 | 299 | 106 | 86 | 71 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1384 | 1594 | — | — | 452 | 264 | 223 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 7 | 7 | 208 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 534 | 509 | 100 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 509 | 473 | 0 |
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