Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
30.8°C
1.3° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.5
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
382
527
261
286
341
386
386
381
432
502
508
295
344
340
1415
1682
1644
1275
1260
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:33PM0.39m
8:05AM0.73m
7:00PM0.39m
8:16AM0.78m
6:49PM0.43m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.33m
00:27AM0.26m
3:11PM0.34m
00:39AM0.17m
2:57PM0.35m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
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7:00
6:59
6:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
30
29
28
28
27
27
28
30
30
29
28
28
28
27
28
29
30
29
28
Feels °C
34
33
33
33
31
31
32
33
33
33
32
33
34
32
33
33
33
33
33
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