Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.1°C
1.9° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 4PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
2
3
3
0
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.7
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
638
545
487
390
441
469
459
455
455
546
450
450
441
502
470
528
528
522
522
621
621
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
30
SE
10
E
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
0
NNE
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:01AM0.78m
7:31PM0.46m
8:23AM0.78m
7:42PM0.48m
8:43AM0.77m
7:48PM0.50m
Low Tide
2:39PM0.28m
1:12AM0.12m
2:48PM0.29m
1:33AM0.09m
2:55PM0.31m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:45
6:45
 mm
1
10
3
Temp °C
29
31
31
30
29
29
25
26
26
28
30
29
29
28
27
27
28
29
30
29
28
Feels °C
33
35
34
35
35
35
24
29
30
31
33
32
34
33
31
31
32
32
32
31
32
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