Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 7PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 476 | 446 | 737 | 745 | 754 | 962 | 962 | 962 | 962 | 940 | 918 | 765 | 669 | 653 | 567 | 644 | 719 | 719 | 719 | 653 | 749 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:01AM0.75m | 7:51PM0.52m | 9:14AM0.72m | 7:54PM0.54m | 9:20AM0.68m | 8:02PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.33m | 2:08AM0.07m | 3:03PM0.35m | 2:23AM0.09m | 3:04PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 476 | 386 | 737 | 745 | 754 | 962 | 962 | 962 | 962 | 940 | 918 | 765 | 669 | 243 | 275 | 262 | 211 | 719 | 719 | 250 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 450 | 446 | 121 | 115 | 109 | 107 | 135 | 226 | 292 | 292 | 99 | 99 | 130 | 653 | 567 | 644 | 719 | 159 | 107 | 644 | 553 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 125 | 123 | 33 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 76 | 75 | 41 | — | — | — | — | 71 | 46 | 28 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 253 | 653 | 749 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 501 | 501 | 501 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 537 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 501 | 534 | 7 | 0 |
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