Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Isla Vista today (10 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Isla Vista at 7PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Isla Vista. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 431 | 468 | 461 | 461 | 555 | 563 | 563 | 555 | 547 | 461 | 384 | 345 | 329 | 344 | 754 | 926 | 1103 | 778 | 1441 | 1498 | 1602 | 1349 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:13PM1.45m | 9:33AM2.09m | 00:08AM1.40m | 10:07AM2.02m | 1:16AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.22m | 3:17AM1.18m | 5:09PM0.28m | 3:45AM1.24m | 5:55PM0.36m | 4:14AM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
 | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 361 | 431 | 468 | 461 | 461 | 555 | 563 | 563 | 555 | 547 | 461 | 384 | 345 | 329 | 344 | 754 | 926 | 1103 | 778 | 1441 | 1498 | 1602 | 1349 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 16 | W 16 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 61 | 52 | 51 | 83 | 126 | 49 | 95 | 50 | 95 | 75 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 79 | 50 | 46 | 46 | 603 | 34 | 34 | 89 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | S 20 | S 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 53 | 24 | 24 | 51 | 50 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 56 | 55 | 61 | 54 | 56 | 34 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | S 10 | — | SSE 10 | S 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 17 | — | 9 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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