Surf Forecasts:
Ixtapa surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 3AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period, SW swell with 1,892 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s 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 Friday (Aug 28) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 13s. Another secondary swell of 0.7m and 4s is also forecast. 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 1.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ixtapa over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Ixtapa over the next couple of weeks.
We’ve got a little lull to start, but it picks up quick. By late Friday morning on the 28th of August, a nice groundswell arrives from the southwest with a long 17-second period pushing waves to about 5ft. Wave energy sits at 1118 (moderate), and with a light cross-offshore breeze out of the north-northwest, conditions will be clean and lined up. This is one for the experienced folks. Water temp is a touch warmer than average, around 88°.
The real standout for me is Saturday morning the 29th of August. The swell bumps up a tad to 6ft from the south-southwest, still a long 16-second period, but the wind goes dead glassy out of the north. Combined energy jumps to 1719 (strong). That’s a proper morning for experienced surfers to get some clean, powerful waves.
Sunday morning the 30th of August drops back a bit to 5ft but keeps that glassy north wind, with wave energy at 986 (moderate). A very good session.
There’s a few smaller, wind-affected days from Monday the 31st through the 2nd of September, so you can probably sleep in.
Then it fires up again. Thursday the 3rd of September brings a clean 5ft south-southwest swell with a very long 18-second period at 1504 (strong) under cross-offshore wind. The biggest call of the whole window is Friday morning the 4th of September: 6ft from the south-southwest, 17-second period, and a massive 2008 (strong) combined energy with totally glassy conditions. That’s an expert-only day and the one to circle on the calendar.
After that, through the second week, we see plenty of 4ft to 5ft mornings under glassy or clean conditions, like the morning of Tuesday the 8th (2ft but an 18-second period and 780 energy under offshore wind) and Wednesday the 9th (4ft, 16-second period, 1182 energy, cross-offshore). The morning of Thursday the 10th has a solid 5ft southwest swell, 16-second period at 1226 (strong), but with a cross-shore wind so it won’t be quite as perfect.
Expect crowds to be possible at Ixtapa on the best days.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 330 | 1012 | 1501 | 1271 | 1356 | 1376 | 974 | 846 | 742 | 540 | 472 | 406 | 357 | 346 | 317 | 261 | 386 | 432 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:47PM0.59m | 10:22AM0.54m | 8:59PM0.57m | 9:53AM0.53m | 9:03PM0.53m | 9:03AM0.54m | 8:50PM0.47m | 8:20AM0.59m | 8:15PM0.42m | 8:04AM0.66m | 7:33PM0.39m | 8:05AM0.73m | 7:00PM0.39m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.43m | 3:42AM0.21m | 3:28PM0.40m | 3:34AM0.29m | 3:25PM0.37m | 3:06AM0.35m | 3:28PM0.35m | 2:01AM0.38m | 3:32PM0.33m | 00:44AM0.34m | 3:27PM0.33m | 00:27AM0.26m | 3:11PM0.34m | 00:39AM0.17m | ||||||
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 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | 7:04 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — |
mm | — | 14 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 251 | 330 | 1012 | 1501 | 1271 | 1356 | 1376 | 974 | 846 | 742 | 540 | 472 | 406 | 357 | 346 | 317 | 261 | 292 | 432 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 20 | W 5 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 209 | 306 | 23 | 53 | 197 | 343 | 148 | 123 | 120 | 150 | 109 | 80 | 100 | 68 | 76 | 154 | 243 | 386 | 213 | 295 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 13 | S 9 | WSW 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 20 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 |
| kJ | 39 | 111 | 55 | 13 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 154 | 36 | 48 | 41 | 62 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 28 | 26 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 534 | 5 | 0 | 529 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 501 | 0 |
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