Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 2PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 246 | 178 | 172 | 191 | 174 | 229 | 232 | 171 | 171 | 174 | 225 | 256 | 152 | 148 | 157 | 243 | 362 | 366 | 173 | 133 | 181 | 181 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:18PM0.62m | 4:42PM0.60m | 5:47AM0.43m | 5:47PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM0.15m | 7:47AM0.28m | 00:30AM0.37m | 10:42AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 246 | 178 | 172 | 155 | 115 | 229 | 232 | 106 | 106 | 174 | 225 | 256 | 152 | 108 | 157 | 195 | 178 | 366 | 139 | 98 | 139 | 101 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 208 | 163 | 23 | 191 | 174 | 174 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 142 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 148 | 73 | 243 | 362 | 137 | 159 | 133 | 181 | 127 | 208 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | S 14 | S 7 | SW 19 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 7 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 7 | SW 19 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 23 | 163 | 14 | 150 | 23 | 181 | 130 | 93 | 97 | 15 | 84 | 38 | 38 | 148 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 173 | 133 | 27 | 181 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 509 | 529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 134 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 534 | 39 | 21 |
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