Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
30.9°C
1.8° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 2AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
10
2
SW
9
2.1
SW
9
2.1
SW
9
1.6
WSW
11
1.8
W
11
1.6
W
11
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
11
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1066
679
729
734
681
819
599
426
371
381
521
534
567
573
464
363
560
508
483
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
5
SSE
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
NE
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:36PM0.31m
7:16AM0.80m
6:13PM0.37m
7:33AM0.83m
6:27PM0.44m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.28m
11:18PM0.21m
2:34PM0.31m
11:57PM0.12m
2:15PM0.32m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
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3
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Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
28
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
28
29
29
28
28
29
29
31
30
31
31
31
31
29
32
33
33
34
33
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