Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ixtapa today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 2AM is: 0.8m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 487 | 390 | 441 | 469 | 459 | 455 | 455 | 546 | 450 | 450 | 441 | 502 | 470 | 528 | 528 | 522 | 522 | 621 | 621 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:31PM0.46m | 8:23AM0.78m | 7:42PM0.48m | 8:43AM0.77m | 7:48PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.28m | 1:12AM0.12m | 2:48PM0.29m | 1:33AM0.09m | 2:55PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 487 | 390 | 373 | 362 | 362 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 265 | 295 | 241 | 470 | 528 | 528 | 522 | 522 | 621 | 621 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 73 | 71 | 441 | 469 | 459 | 455 | 455 | 546 | 450 | 450 | 441 | 502 | 209 | 202 | 196 | 193 | 190 | 167 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 365 | 361 | 71 | 50 | 35 | 49 | 50 | 47 | 53 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 530 | 529 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 134 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 534 | 710 | 501 | 39 |
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