Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
30.9°C
1.8° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 10PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
Afternoon (24 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (24 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
0
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4
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1968
2367
857
705
512
416
434
428
471
458
525
342
661
532
517
501
494
486
486
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:38PM0.60m
9:08AM0.59m
9:05PM0.59m
8:53AM0.57m
Low Tide
3:02PM0.33m
3:00AM0.24m
3:05PM0.30m
3:04AM0.32m
3:13PM0.27m
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clear
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part cloud
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5
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Temp °C
28
27
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27
26
26
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29
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28
Feels °C
28
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34
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