Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
30.8°C
1.7° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 9AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
10
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.6
WSW
11
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
W
12
1.2
SW
13
1.4
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
512
416
433
593
465
458
525
342
661
540
517
501
494
537
510
546
636
755
755
736
736
723
584
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NNE
0
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:08AM0.59m
9:05PM0.59m
8:53AM0.57m
9:37PM0.56m
8:24AM0.58m
Low Tide
3:00AM0.24m
3:05PM0.30m
3:04AM0.32m
3:13PM0.27m
2:53AM0.40m
3:25PM0.24m
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part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
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6:39
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6:38
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1
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1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
26
26
28
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
26
28
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
29
29
33
33
32
34
33
31
31
31
33
33
33
33
34
32
32
30
32
32
32
34
34
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