Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 1AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 302 | 196 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 176 | 137 | 251 | 255 | 242 | 369 | 446 | 515 | 804 | 694 | 777 | 871 | 1087 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:09PM2.61m | 2:45AM2.59m | 3:01PM2.68m | 3:33AM2.72m | 3:49PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.08m | 8:51AM0.21m | 9:16PM0.01m | 9:41AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 74 | 302 | 63 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 72 | 251 | 70 | 57 | 369 | 446 | 515 | 804 | 694 | 777 | 871 | 1087 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 134 | 69 | 196 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 176 | 137 | 72 | 255 | 242 | 60 | 61 | 54 | 50 | 206 | 166 | 166 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 15 | SW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 163 | 115 | 93 | 109 | 103 | 97 | 94 | 100 | 27 | 188 | 239 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 65 | 47 | 251 | 251 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
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