Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.1° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 9AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
0
1
3
3
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
522
602
706
736
926
806
553
434
585
594
602
602
602
594
508
487
467
415
342
342
368
368
331
331
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
SE
10
S
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
E
25
SE
25
ESE
0
NNE
10
NW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:44AM0.76m
7:39PM0.58m
11:25AM0.76m
8:16PM0.60m
12:10PM0.74m
8:52PM0.60m
Low Tide
2:47AM-0.03m
4:18PM0.52m
3:25AM-0.08m
4:48PM0.54m
4:07AM-0.08m
5:26PM0.55m
clear
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
26
28
30
30
31
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
26
25
26
29
30
30
29
27
Feels °C
33
29
33
34
34
35
33
34
33
33
31
32
32
32
33
32
27
25
30
32
32
33
34
30
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