Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 5AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 348 | 365 | 415 | 410 | 355 | 301 | 293 | 253 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 173 | 171 | 171 | 156 | 116 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | on | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:20PM2.25m | 7:48AM2.42m | 8:11PM2.08m | 8:36AM2.28m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.43m | 2:09PM0.53m | 2:15AM0.59m | 3:03PM0.63m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 348 | 365 | 415 | 410 | 355 | 301 | 293 | 253 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 173 | 171 | 119 | 156 | 116 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 7 |
| kJ | 187 | 184 | 139 | 134 | 132 | 134 | 137 | 137 | 177 | 174 | 166 | 121 | 119 | 171 | 88 | 93 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | W 9 | SSW 6 | W 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 48 | 33 | 45 | 44 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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