Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 7PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2283 | 2204 | 2002 | 1977 | 1787 | 1834 | 1834 | 1629 | 1608 | 1441 | 1405 | 1275 | 1241 | 1024 | 899 | 886 | 874 | 763 | 811 | 799 | 692 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:08PM0.61m | 8:13PM0.56m | 12:33PM0.57m | 8:10PM0.57m | 12:55PM0.53m | 7:59PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM0.52m | 4:18AM0.11m | 4:23PM0.53m | 4:24AM0.16m | 3:23PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2283 | 2204 | 2002 | 1977 | 1787 | 1834 | 1834 | 1629 | 1608 | 1441 | 1405 | 1275 | 1241 | 1024 | 899 | 886 | 874 | 763 | 811 | 799 | 692 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 83 | 71 | 180 | 161 | 149 | 158 | 194 | 202 | 216 | 195 | 191 | 146 | 138 | 127 | 70 | 118 | 112 | 108 | 98 | 98 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 12 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SE 8 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | — | SE 8 | W 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 59 | 104 | 14 | 30 | 55 | 9 | 62 | 41 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 45 | — | 3 | 45 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 530 | 530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 501 | 534 | 501 | 0 |
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