Ixtapa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s coming our way over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a slow burn to start, but there are some proper sessions to be had if you know when to paddle out.

The main story is a steady south-southwest swell rolling through, but the wind is going to be the key player. The mornings are your best bet, with light offshore or glassy conditions regularly shaping up the waves. The afternoons mostly get chopped up by the onshore breeze, so early sessions are the way to go.

Kicking off this Tuesday, the 8th, we’ve got a small but clean early wave. The morning session looks stellar with light northerly cross-offshore winds and a clean 3ft of swell. The energy is moderate (544), and it's perfect for logging or getting out on a funboard. Water temp is a balmy 88°, a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so the wettie is staying in the car.

The rest of the week is a bit of a grind. Swell nudges up to 3-4ft, but onshore and cross-shore winds make things a bit unruly. It's not terrible, but not worth getting excited about. The energy stays in the moderate range, but the quality just isn't there.

The first real standout is the morning of Monday, the 15th. The wind goes dead glassy out of the NNE, there’s a clean 3ft of SSW swell, and the energy jumps to 815. This is a proper morning where the lineup will be all smiles. Tuesday the 16th morning is similar, with 4ft and offshores, and the energy is a solid 923. These are the mornings you wait for.

After that, we slip back into a mellow spell with smaller waves for a few days.

Now, keep your eyes on the second week. We've got two mornings that look like the absolute pick of the bunch. On Sunday, the 20th, the forecast is for a dead calm morning with 4ft of SW swell and a huge jump in energy to 1303 – that’s some serious power. And the next morning, Monday the 21st, looks even better. We’re talking 4ft of SSW swell, zero wind, and a massive 1235 energy reading. These two days have 'best of the period' written all over them. This is proper long-period groundswell, in the 17-19 second range, so it will be powerful and well-stacked. Ixtapa (mainland) is a beach break, and these extra-long intervals can sometimes make things close out, but with this size and the clean conditions, it should be a proper session for the experienced surfers. It’s a long way out, so don’t start planning the party just yet, but get it on the radar.

So, the game plan is simple: chase the morning glass, sit out the bumpy afternoons, and hope that long-range forecast holds for the weekend after next.

Rusty.

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