Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.0°C
1.5° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 11AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
961
947
846
846
742
672
573
493
479
479
406
406
406
368
368
357
351
335
417
364
464
880
543
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
N
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:03AM0.54m
8:50PM0.47m
8:20AM0.59m
8:15PM0.42m
8:04AM0.66m
7:33PM0.39m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.35m
3:28PM0.35m
2:01AM0.38m
3:32PM0.33m
00:44AM0.34m
3:27PM0.33m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
7:00
 mm
3
2
Temp °C
28
27
29
30
30
30
28
28
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
30
29
29
28
Feels °C
32
30
33
33
33
34
32
32
32
30
31
32
32
32
31
30
30
29
31
32
31
32
31
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