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Ixtapa surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 08 Jan 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
28.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ixtapa today?

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 6AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121213131313131212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)136131131989898129129190154138142145170212209196187127125125125125125
Wind
(km/h)
0
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		glassglassglassoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassoffoffglassoncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:48PM
0.53
7:03AM
0.60
8:31PM
0.61
7:31AM
0.58
9:06PM
0.67
7:52AM
0.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
0.37
1:41PM
0.21
2:03AM
0.39
2:01PM
0.17
2:51AM
0.40
2:19PM
0.13
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----7:18-------7:18-------7:18---
Sunset-------6:27-------6:28-------6:28
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
111-1-------------------
Temp. °C262524242527272625252424252627262524242325272726
Feels °C (?)312927272829292929292727282829292928282628292829
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