Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 10AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 897 | 875 | 864 | 683 | 683 | 674 | 666 | 649 | 551 | 544 | 414 | 419 | 353 | 382 | 318 | 387 | 322 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 283 | 393 | 398 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:14AM2.36m | 8:39PM2.02m | 9:08AM2.37m | 9:42PM2.00m | 10:10AM2.40m | 10:50PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.55m | 2:38PM0.59m | 2:41AM0.58m | 3:39PM0.55m | 3:42AM0.60m | 4:44PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | 6:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 15 | S 7 |
| kJ | 897 | 875 | 864 | 683 | 683 | 674 | 666 | 649 | 551 | 544 | 414 | 419 | 353 | 382 | 318 | 387 | 322 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 98 | 88 | 393 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 7 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 136 | 134 | 118 | 112 | 110 | 108 | 110 | 106 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 113 | 111 | 95 | 84 | 279 | 283 | 88 | 398 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 47 | 51 | 47 | 31 | 38 | 37 | 75 | 72 | 163 | 107 | 106 | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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