Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 4PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (09 Jul)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 morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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)
3
2
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
815
794
784
773
763
665
656
656
665
674
683
815
826
784
522
602
706
736
806
806
553
434
585
594
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
E
15
ESE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
E
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:42AM0.70m
6:37PM0.52m
10:09AM0.74m
7:05PM0.55m
10:44AM0.76m
7:39PM0.58m
Low Tide
3:26PM0.48m
2:15AM0.04m
3:51PM0.50m
2:47AM-0.03m
4:18PM0.52m
3:25AM-0.08m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
29
31
31
30
29
29
28
27
29
30
31
30
29
29
28
28
28
29
29
30
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
32
33
33
33
33
33
32
31
34
34
34
33
33
34
33
34
32
34
33
35
35
33
32
32
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