Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
30.5°C
1.3° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 10PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)--
Afternoon (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
864
941
1097
1070
1057
1044
1031
1018
1018
1005
894
871
805
773
763
915
1079
1064
2138
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
off
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
8:59PM0.64m
9:13AM0.63m
9:35PM0.62m
9:04AM0.59m
Low Tide
3:04PM0.25m
3:04AM0.22m
3:20PM0.24m
3:25AM0.32m
3:34PM0.23m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:37
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6:37
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6:30
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6:29
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 mm
3
3
4
1
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1
1
1
3
2
6
4
15
3
2
3
Temp °C
28
27
25
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
27
26
26
24
25
25
26
27
27
Feels °C
33
31
28
30
31
30
31
30
29
31
31
30
29
26
28
28
29
28
27
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