Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 3PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 323 | 352 | 352 | 336 | 465 | 408 | 323 | 319 | 298 | 390 | 475 | 481 | 481 | 400 | 326 | 271 | 208 | 261 | 258 | 302 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:03AM0.72m | 8:08PM0.54m | 10:19AM0.68m | 8:12PM0.56m | 10:31AM0.65m | 8:21PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43PM0.40m | 2:58AM0.04m | 3:46PM0.42m | 3:14AM0.05m | 3:47PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 286 | 352 | 352 | 336 | 269 | 261 | 62 | 192 | 189 | 390 | 475 | 481 | 481 | 400 | 326 | 271 | 208 | 261 | 258 | 302 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 158 | 158 | 161 | 133 | 465 | 408 | 189 | 319 | 298 | 186 | 178 | 131 | 129 | 113 | 113 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | SSE 9 | W 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 323 | 323 | 258 | 327 | 108 | 115 | 323 | 27 | 18 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 31 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 26 | 48 | 65 | 43 | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 246 | 538 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 225 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 21 |
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