Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 377 | 372 | 362 | 198 | 234 | 293 | 297 | 264 | 437 | 242 | 233 | 145 | 132 | 172 | 155 | 194 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 259 | 165 | 159 | 157 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:15AM2.45m | 11:59PM2.11m | 12:20PM2.53m | 1:04AM2.24m | 1:22PM2.62m | 2:04AM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.39m | 5:58AM0.50m | 6:52PM0.26m | 7:03AM0.40m | 7:50PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | 6:06 |
mm | — | — | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 377 | 372 | 362 | 66 | 62 | 293 | 297 | 264 | 437 | 242 | 233 | 47 | 63 | 63 | 48 | 47 | 191 | 180 | 180 | 259 | 165 | 159 | 157 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 86 | 82 | 63 | 189 | 186 | 47 | 36 | 48 | 48 | 37 | 48 | 145 | 132 | 172 | 155 | 194 | 34 | 188 | 188 | 151 | 89 | 83 | 83 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 23 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 14 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 134 | 134 | 132 | 198 | 234 | 172 | 120 | 167 | 21 | 126 | 68 | 68 | 103 | 103 | 154 | 139 | 134 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 90 | 23 | 26 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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