Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 5AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 553 | 434 | 585 | 594 | 602 | 602 | 602 | 508 | 508 | 487 | 433 | 421 | 342 | 342 | 336 | 336 | 331 | 273 | 280 | 236 | 219 | 319 | 399 | 370 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:39PM0.58m | 11:25AM0.76m | 8:16PM0.60m | 12:10PM0.74m | 8:52PM0.60m | 1:02PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25AM-0.08m | 4:48PM0.54m | 4:07AM-0.08m | 5:26PM0.55m | 4:51AM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 553 | 434 | 585 | 594 | 602 | 602 | 602 | 508 | 508 | 487 | 433 | 421 | 342 | 342 | 336 | 336 | 331 | 273 | 280 | 184 | 161 | 280 | 399 | 308 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 21 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 65 | 188 | 57 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 71 | 58 | 55 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 124 | 269 | 219 | 219 | 212 | 181 | 175 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 132 | 63 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 117 | 117 | 72 | 31 | 94 | 184 | 303 | 303 | 251 | 184 | 133 | 236 | 211 | 319 | 375 | 370 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 6 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 506 | 537 | 100 | 7 | 7 | 100 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 239 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 534 | 534 | 501 |
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