Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
30.5°C
1.4° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 2AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
380
376
364
470
460
614
905
895
864
941
1097
1070
1057
1044
1031
1018
906
1005
1005
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:25PM0.64m
9:08AM0.69m
8:59PM0.64m
9:13AM0.63m
Low Tide
2:48PM0.27m
2:38AM0.13m
3:04PM0.25m
3:04AM0.22m
3:20PM0.24m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:37
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6:37
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6:30
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6:30
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6:29
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 mm
5
3
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1
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1
5
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1
1
1
2
Temp °C
29
28
28
27
27
26
28
29
29
28
26
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
33
32
32
31
31
29
32
33
32
32
30
31
31
32
32
31
29
30
29
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