Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.3°C
2.1° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 10AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.7
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
969
957
843
749
584
568
647
561
647
553
638
545
487
390
441
469
459
455
455
546
450
450
441
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:39AM0.76m
7:17PM0.44m
8:01AM0.78m
7:31PM0.46m
8:23AM0.78m
7:42PM0.48m
Low Tide
00:25AM0.22m
2:31PM0.28m
00:50AM0.16m
2:39PM0.28m
1:12AM0.12m
2:48PM0.29m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:47
6:46
6:45
 mm
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
30
31
30
29
28
28
27
29
30
31
30
29
28
27
27
27
30
30
29
28
Feels °C
31
31
32
33
34
34
34
33
33
30
33
34
35
35
35
34
32
29
31
34
32
33
33
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