Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
30.3°C
1.1° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 5AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
3
4
4
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
11
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
2.4
W
12
2.4
W
12
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1869
1192
1155
1155
1785
1624
955
829
766
1065
997
975
835
1033
2283
2230
1799
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
0
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:26PM0.52m
7:24AM0.58m
6:32AM0.63m
Low Tide
2:33AM0.51m
3:38PM0.24m
3:08PM0.25m
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clear
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Temp °C
27
26
26
25
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
25
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
29
28
29
27
31
33
32
31
30
30
30
28
31
32
31
31
32
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