Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.4° C
1.8° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 10PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
811
799
692
682
662
561
545
458
451
408
341
341
312
312
257
257
257
253
203
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:55PM0.53m
7:59PM0.57m
12:51PM0.50m
7:53PM0.56m
11:32AM0.47m
7:53PM0.54m
Low Tide
3:23PM0.52m
4:17AM0.22m
2:28PM0.49m
3:55AM0.28m
2:30PM0.46m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
 mm
Temp °C
30
29
28
28
27
27
29
31
31
30
29
28
28
27
29
30
31
30
29
Feels °C
32
33
32
32
31
31
32
32
32
33
33
32
32
31
33
33
33
33
33
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