
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 5PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
351 | 293 | 286 | 177 | 160 | 414 | 195 | 137 | 151 | 126 | 138 | 142 | 126 | 129 | 110 | 252 | 316 | 370 | 249 | 300 | 362 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:54PM2.33m | 2:07AM2.66m | 2:37PM2.44m | 2:49AM2.77m | 3:20PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.28m | 7:53PM0.36m | 8:28AM0.13m | 8:35PM0.25m | 9:11AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
351 | 293 | 286 | 177 | 160 | 414 | 137 | 137 | 118 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 129 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 103 | 106 | 106 | 106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
16 | 17 | 45 | 71 | 85 | 85 | 195 | 118 | 151 | 120 | 138 | 142 | 106 | 109 | 110 | 252 | 316 | 370 | 249 | 300 | 362 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 |
14 | 44 | 14 | 43 | 25 | 38 | 20 | 49 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 65 | 42 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 2 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 43 | 14 | 14 |
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