Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 5PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 238 | 238 | 193 | 157 | 152 | 147 | 144 | 137 | 136 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 167 | 269 | 176 | 253 | 250 | 212 | 208 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:35PM2.40m | 5:02AM2.47m | 5:11PM2.36m | 5:37AM2.50m | 5:49PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.45m | 10:45PM0.29m | 11:09AM0.43m | 11:19PM0.31m | 11:47AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 238 | 238 | 193 | 157 | 152 | 147 | 144 | 110 | 110 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 38 | 52 | 269 | 83 | 71 | 70 | 91 | 91 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 7 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 15 | 91 | 125 | 124 | 119 | 137 | 32 | 87 | 31 | 90 | 169 | 167 | 52 | 176 | 253 | 250 | 212 | 208 | 168 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | S 7 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 67 | 91 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 136 | 21 | 85 | 31 | 96 | 98 | 20 | 55 | 19 | 46 | 68 | 42 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 39 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 93 | 14 |
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