Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 6PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 529 | 521 | 514 | 507 | 500 | 492 | 485 | 368 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 336 | 295 | 241 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 193 | 157 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:21PM2.38m | 3:52AM2.34m | 3:58PM2.40m | 4:27AM2.42m | 4:35PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.54m | 9:38PM0.31m | 9:53AM0.49m | 10:12PM0.28m | 10:31AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 529 | 521 | 514 | 507 | 500 | 492 | 485 | 368 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 336 | 295 | 241 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 193 | 157 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 22 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 91 | 91 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | S 10 | W 10 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 67 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 33 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 14 |
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