Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.3° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
4
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SSW
26
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
24
0.9
SSW
24
0.9
SSW
24
0.8
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.7
SW
22
1.2
SW
21
1.5
SSW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
288
288
288
238
238
234
178
175
175
138
263
154
138
371
964
964
704
368
512
1338
2092
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
0
SE
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:25AM0.73m
8:00PM0.52m
9:55AM0.73m
8:11PM0.50m
10:23AM0.73m
8:11PM0.50m
Low Tide
3:29PM0.40m
2:27AM0.09m
3:57PM0.41m
2:47AM0.07m
4:17PM0.43m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
30
31
30
29
28
28
27
29
30
30
30
29
28
28
27
28
30
30
30
28
Feels °C
34
34
35
35
34
33
33
31
35
34
34
35
35
33
33
31
32
34
34
33
31
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