Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
30.8°C
1.7° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 7AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
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0
0
0
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3
2
4
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.4
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2.2
SW
9
2.3
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1613
1626
1799
1586
2481
1732
1895
1930
2254
1652
1463
1230
1077
972
833
948
1008
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
S
5
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:12AM0.68m
8:27PM0.31m
7:06AM0.74m
6:36PM0.31m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.25m
10:22PM0.31m
3:18PM0.28m
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heavy rain
thunderstorm
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 mm
3
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1
1
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1
2
4
4
5
25
29
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
28
30
30
29
28
27
27
25
25
25
26
27
26
Feels °C
29
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
29
28
31
31
30
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