Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 1PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 310 | 229 | 208 | 211 | 208 | 261 | 268 | 430 | 392 | 286 | 282 | 290 | 378 | 373 | 290 | 286 | 287 | 327 | 352 | 352 | 327 | 465 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23AM0.76m | 8:06PM0.50m | 9:44AM0.75m | 8:08PM0.52m | 10:03AM0.72m | 8:08PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM0.07m | 3:29PM0.35m | 2:24AM0.05m | 3:37PM0.37m | 2:42AM0.04m | 3:43PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 122 | 125 | 122 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 170 | 430 | 180 | 170 | 163 | 163 | 378 | 373 | 188 | 228 | 184 | 138 | 125 | 116 | 92 | 269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 172 | 310 | 229 | 208 | 211 | 208 | 261 | 268 | 187 | 392 | 286 | 282 | 290 | 158 | 190 | 290 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 352 | 352 | 282 | 465 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 7 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 13 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 105 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 60 | 121 | 154 | 80 | 3 | 67 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 97 | 134 | 186 | 251 | 287 | 327 | 323 | 258 | 327 | 115 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 184 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 204 | 0 | 0 |
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