Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
29.8°C
0.7° 

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 (08 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 8PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)--
Afternoon (08 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (08 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
489
483
477
419
487
398
382
372
309
372
372
272
268
211
211
208
241
155
245
248
248
248
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:47AM0.61m
5:28AM0.66m
5:44AM0.69m
Low Tide
3:33PM0.16m
3:40PM0.17m
3:33PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
29
28
27
26
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
26
26
25
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
25
Feels °C
33
32
31
30
31
30
31
33
32
33
32
31
31
29
32
32
31
31
31
30
30
29
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