Ixtapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.66° N 101.61° W

Ixtapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ixtapa sea temperature is
31.5°C
1.9° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ixtapa at 1AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
378
373
352
286
287
323
352
352
327
465
408
327
319
298
390
475
475
481
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
WSW
5
W
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
0
WSW
10
SW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:08PM0.52m
10:03AM0.72m
8:08PM0.54m
10:19AM0.68m
8:12PM0.56m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.37m
2:42AM0.04m
3:43PM0.40m
2:58AM0.04m
3:46PM0.42m
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6:30
6:30
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7:07
7:07
7:06
 mm
1
1
2
1
5
1
2
Temp °C
31
30
29
28
27
26
27
30
30
29
27
27
27
27
28
29
28
26
26
Feels °C
33
34
33
32
31
29
30
33
32
33
31
30
30
29
30
33
30
30
28
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