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Ixtapa surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 CST
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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
27.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ixtapa today?

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 5AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
1
0
1
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414141414141918181818171716161616161615151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)275416416416411405394460418522632751742582443893102910291016849775754744800
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
0
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
0.74
6:26PM
0.80
4:31AM
0.31
6:51PM
0.83
5:47AM
0.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:06AM
0.19
3:08AM
0.31
10:50AM
0.13
1:57AM
0.32
11:48AM
0.08
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:26-------6:26-------6:24---
Sunset-------7:02-------7:04-------7:04
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C282827272829292928272727282929292727262628292928
Feels °C (?)333331313231313233313131313130323031292931313030
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