Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.9° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 8PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1230
1230
1214
1199
1067
1040
815
794
784
773
763
665
656
656
665
674
683
815
815
784
522
515
706
736
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
W
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
0
N
10
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
WNW
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
on
High Tide
6:24PM0.50m
9:42AM0.70m
6:37PM0.52m
10:09AM0.74m
7:05PM0.55m
10:44AM0.76m
Low Tide
2:58PM0.46m
1:52AM0.13m
3:26PM0.48m
2:15AM0.04m
3:51PM0.50m
2:47AM-0.03m
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6:16
6:18
6:18
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7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
31
30
29
27
27
26
29
31
31
30
29
29
28
28
29
30
31
30
29
29
28
28
28
30
Feels °C
33
34
32
30
29
28
32
33
32
32
32
33
32
32
34
33
33
33
33
34
33
32
32
34
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