
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 2PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
623 | 694 | 602 | 686 | 777 | 769 | 679 | 575 | 389 | 371 | 366 | 498 | 567 | 643 | 567 | 498 | 504 | 568 | 751 | 385 | 365 | 666 | 773 | 783 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:19PM2.77m | 4:57AM2.63m | 5:12PM2.69m | 5:50AM2.62m | 6:04PM2.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM0.17m | 10:40PM-0.06m | 11:02AM0.21m | 11:31PM0.00m | 11:58AM0.28m | 00:22AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | |
— | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | 6:04 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
623 | 694 | 602 | 686 | 777 | 769 | 679 | 575 | 389 | 371 | 366 | 498 | 567 | 643 | 567 | 498 | 504 | 568 | 751 | 385 | 365 | 666 | 773 | 783 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
190 | 169 | 133 | 142 | 186 | 142 | 123 | 127 | 301 | 229 | 246 | 312 | 307 | 294 | 254 | 206 | 203 | 145 | 145 | 137 | 128 | 95 | 66 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 153 | 153 | 186 | 161 | 159 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 14 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 307 | 293 | 26 | 44 | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 64 | 33 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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