Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.1°C
1.6° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 11AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (29 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (29 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
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
SW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1255
1373
2242
1933
1376
1088
1059
1045
961
947
846
846
834
672
573
540
479
479
472
406
406
406
362
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
20
N
10
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
NW
0
NNW
5
E
10
E
5
SE
0
ESE
0
SW
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:53AM0.53m
9:03PM0.53m
9:03AM0.54m
8:50PM0.47m
8:20AM0.59m
8:15PM0.42m
Low Tide
3:34AM0.29m
3:25PM0.37m
3:06AM0.35m
3:28PM0.35m
2:01AM0.38m
3:32PM0.33m
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
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
7:01
7:00
 mm
6
2
2
3
2
Temp °C
27
26
26
29
30
30
29
29
29
28
29
30
31
30
29
28
27
26
27
27
28
28
28
Feels °C
30
30
27
31
33
34
33
33
32
31
33
33
33
33
34
33
32
30
32
32
33
33
32
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