Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 2PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 361 | 348 | 221 | 218 | 218 | 221 | 227 | 287 | 344 | 241 | 246 | 195 | 195 | 125 | 127 | 427 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:06PM2.45m | 5:23AM2.67m | 5:53PM2.37m | 6:11AM2.56m | 6:45PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM0.10m | 11:08PM0.24m | 11:44AM0.16m | 11:55PM0.33m | 12:34PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 251 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 361 | 348 | 221 | 218 | 218 | 221 | 227 | 287 | 344 | 47 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 86 | 88 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 88 | 83 | 75 | 102 | 102 | 108 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 32 | 33 | 125 | 64 | 195 | 195 | 68 | 68 | 427 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 7 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 18 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 85 | 20 | 61 | 61 | 24 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 131 | 133 | 23 | 64 | 64 | 241 | 246 | 64 | 67 | 125 | 127 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 64 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 33 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 64 | 30 | 0 |
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