Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
30.4°C
1.3° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 11AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
368
363
357
347
299
295
290
295
299
299
299
299
380
376
364
470
460
614
905
895
864
941
1097
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
ENE
0
NE
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
S
0
E
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:36AM0.79m
7:52PM0.62m
8:54AM0.75m
8:25PM0.64m
9:08AM0.69m
8:59PM0.64m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.02m
2:34PM0.29m
2:09AM0.06m
2:48PM0.27m
2:38AM0.13m
3:04PM0.25m
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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6:37
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6:31
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6:30
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 mm
7
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1
1
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1
2
1
1
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1
1
3
3
1
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2
1
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Temp °C
25
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
28
29
28
Feels °C
29
31
32
33
32
33
32
32
32
31
33
32
32
32
31
31
32
32
33
33
32
34
32
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