Ixtapa Surf Break

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Issued: 11 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
30.8° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 4PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
728
823
897
1001
1001
886
820
631
777
777
1091
1179
1194
1194
1194
1194
1179
939
868
844
844
763
763
763
Wind (km/h)
0
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
0
W
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:23PM0.71m
4:34AM0.41m
6:05PM0.69m
6:32AM0.48m
6:41PM0.67m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.17m
00:43AM0.36m
10:36AM0.24m
00:57AM0.30m
11:56AM0.29m
1:22AM0.24m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
28
30
30
29
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
34
34
33
33
33
33
32
32
33
33
33
32
33
32
32
31
32
32
32
32
31
30
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
728
823
897
1001
1001
886
820
631
777
777
1091
1179
1194
1194
1194
1194
1179
939
868
844
844
763
763
763
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
Energy kJ
130
130
126
245
287
352
275
272
264
246
298
239
236
229
284
280
280
276
272
212
202
190
187
141
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
S
11
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
SW
18
Energy kJ
195
257
254
93
91
65
58
323
255
211
13
48
49
46
45
5
5
384
384
306
253
184
145
255
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
421
530
333
0
0
0
0
0
530
530
501
0
0
0
0
0
134
134
100
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Guerrero
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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