Surf Forecasts:
Ixtapa surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 5 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period, SSW swell with 1,775 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s 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 Sunday (Jul 05) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 18s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ixtapa in the next 16 days are 1.7m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 8s period and expected on Monday (Jul 06) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ixtapa over the next 16 days.
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Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's see what we’ve got cooking for Ixtapa over the next couple of weeks.
We’ve got a solid run of surf on the way, kicking off with a building swell. The water is sitting at a very warm 89°F, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, so you’ll be comfortable in just boardshorts.
The whole period is powered by a consistent, long-period SSW groundswell. A 17-second period from the south is a proper groundswell, meaning lines of clean, powerful energy. That’s the story for the next week or so, and the best of it comes early.
The standout window is Sunday the 5th through to Tuesday the 8th. Sunday morning is going to be gorgeous – glassy conditions with the swell building to 4ft from the SSW and a 17-second period. The wave energy is strong. That's prime. Monday morning is slightly smaller at 3ft but that swell period jumps to 20 seconds, which is very long, and it’s glassy again. The energy is massive. For the more experienced crew, Tuesday morning offers a bit more size at 6ft with a clean cross-offshore wind from the east and a big energy reading. That's the biggest, cleanest swell of the window, but at 6ft it’s pushing into intermediate territory, not one for beginners.
The crowds at Ixtapa can be a bit of a thing sometimes, so get out there early to snag those Sunday and Monday morning glass-offs.
From Wednesday the 9th onwards, the swell holds but the pattern gets messier with afternoon thunderstorms and onshore winds. The mornings still offer glassy or clean conditions, though. Thursday the 9th and Friday the 10th both have 4ft SSW swell with glassy starts. Still good sessions, just not as epic as the start of the week.
After the 11th, the swell fades a little, dropping to 4ft and then 3ft by the 13th. Mid-week the 14th sees clean 3ft glassy morning waves, and there are more small but clean glassy mornings scattered through the 15th and 16th as the swell eases. The last standout in the window looks like Sunday the 19th, with a glassy start and a frisky 3ft SSW swell pushing in with a 16-second period.
Overall, there’s plenty to go around, but don’t sleep on those first few days. Get on it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 576 | 491 | 973 | 969 | 904 | 790 | 790 | 1240 | 1775 | 1471 | 1657 | 1261 | 1230 | 1199 | 815 | 784 | 665 | 665 | 693 | 644 | 610 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:16PM0.60m | 9:23AM0.44m | 7:24PM0.56m | 9:14AM0.50m | 7:08PM0.52m | 9:15AM0.57m | 6:35PM0.50m | 9:23AM0.63m | 6:24PM0.50m | 9:42AM0.70m | 6:37PM0.52m | 10:09AM0.74m | 7:05PM0.55m | 10:44AM0.76m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:10AM0.31m | 12:18PM0.42m | 2:20AM0.31m | 1:33PM0.44m | 1:50AM0.28m | 2:22PM0.45m | 1:42AM0.22m | 2:58PM0.46m | 1:52AM0.13m | 3:26PM0.48m | 2:15AM0.04m | 3:51PM0.50m | 2:47AM-0.03m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 |
 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | 7:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 30 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 576 | 389 | 973 | 969 | 904 | 740 | 683 | 1240 | 1775 | 1471 | 1657 | 1261 | 1230 | 1199 | 815 | 784 | 665 | 665 | 693 | 644 | 610 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 172 | 491 | 47 | 43 | 404 | 790 | 790 | 431 | 28 | 156 | 26 | 56 | 26 | 25 | 39 | 66 | 42 | 56 | 80 | 25 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SW 24 | SSW 22 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 15 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NW 13 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 20 | S 18 | S 10 |
| kJ | 70 | 47 | 141 | 183 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 46 | — | 39 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 20 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 75 | 227 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 9 | 43 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 534 | 0 | 0 | 534 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 534 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 0 | 2 |
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