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Ixtapa surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ixtapa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
29.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ixtapa today?
The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 2PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ixtapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 81 | 152 | 110 | 121 | 55 | 82 | 54 | 82 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 41 | 91 | 91 | 99 | 103 | 101 | 76 | 33 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | on | glass | glass | glass | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:06AM 0.70 | 7:57PM 0.56 | 7:29AM 0.66 | 8:44PM 0.61 | 7:46AM 0.61 | 9:27PM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:42PM 0.22 | 1:16AM 0.32 | 2:03PM 0.18 | 2:02AM 0.37 | 2:22PM 0.16 | 2:45AM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
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