Surf Forecasts:
Ixtapa surf forecast from 13 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 19 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period, SW swell with 754 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 13 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ixtapa this week:
The surf forecast for Ixtapa over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ixtapa in the next 16 days are 1.1m 17s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 18) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ixtapa over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into what’s cooking for Ixtapa over the next couple of weeks.
It’s a bit of a slow start, but don’t let that fool you. After a so-so Sunday afternoon with some messy cross-on wind and small, choppy 4ft surf, things settle down nicely. Monday morning the 13th is where it starts to get interesting. We’ve got clean 3ft swell from the SSW with a light cross-off breeze, making for some tidy lines. The water’s a touch warmer than normal at 88°, so you won’t need a thick suit.
The real standout window opens up on Saturday the 19th. Sunday morning the 19th is a gem: glassy conditions, 3ft of long-period SW groundswell (17 seconds), and the combined energy is pumping at 1096 – that’s proper moderate-to-strong energy. This is a session for experienced surfers, as the period is long, so it’ll be better breaking at the points and reefs, not so much the beach. Then Monday the 20th morning is even better: 4ft of clean SW swell, glassy as a mirror, with energy hitting 1137. That’s your best bet for the whole stretch. If you can only make one session, make it Monday morning the 20th.
Later in the week, Thursday the 24th morning offers a small, clean 4ft W swell, but it’s a step down in quality. Then on Sunday the 26th morning, we get a bigger pulse of 7ft from the SSE, but with a short period of 9 seconds – that’s a windswell, and it’s going to be a bit of a bumpy, close-out mess at the beach. That’s expert-only territory, and honestly, it looks more like a kite-surfing setup than a paddler’s paradise.
Through the whole run, Ixtapa itself is fairly consistent, so there’s always a chance to get wet. The glassy mornings are your friend. Keep an eye on the sky for those risk t-storms, but the wind is often light and offshore beforehand.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 602 | 487 | 347 | 336 | 273 | 269 | 375 | 237 | 214 | 310 | 254 | 172 | 174 | 171 | 282 | 152 | 244 | 219 | 181 | 459 | 587 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:16PM0.60m | 12:10PM0.74m | 8:52PM0.60m | 1:02PM0.70m | 9:24PM0.58m | 2:03PM0.66m | 9:13PM0.53m | 3:18PM0.62m | 4:42PM0.60m | 5:47AM0.43m | 5:47PM0.58m | 7:26AM0.54m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.54m | 4:07AM-0.08m | 5:26PM0.55m | 4:51AM-0.04m | 6:19PM0.55m | 5:37AM0.04m | 8:37PM0.53m | 6:29AM0.15m | 7:47AM0.28m | 00:30AM0.37m | 10:42AM0.37m | 00:45AM0.29m | |||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 |
 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:23 | — | 7:23 |
mm | 2 | 21 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 602 | 487 | 347 | 336 | 237 | 140 | 112 | 237 | 169 | 280 | 249 | 172 | 115 | 171 | 282 | 152 | 244 | 103 | 103 | 459 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSE 8 | SW 17 | SW 19 | S 7 | S 13 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 57 | 39 | 94 | 94 | 273 | 269 | 261 | 47 | 214 | 310 | 254 | 23 | 174 | 106 | 104 | 23 | 243 | 219 | 34 | 222 | 587 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 7 | S 14 | S 7 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SSE 7 | SW 19 | S 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 117 | 94 | 303 | 184 | 209 | 375 | 197 | 21 | 57 | 37 | 163 | 148 | 130 | 126 | 106 | 46 | 30 | 181 | 80 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 506 | 7 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 534 | 0 | 0 | 537 | 21 | 0 | 657 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 5 | 0 | 509 | 0 | 0 |
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