Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 4AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 381 | 381 | 748 | 739 | 628 | 530 | 566 | 574 | 574 | 608 | 700 | 558 | 621 | 576 | 1501 | 1336 | 1172 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:41AM2.67m | 3:07PM2.48m | 3:19AM2.67m | 3:45PM2.46m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59AM0.14m | 9:08PM0.26m | 9:37AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 299 | 304 | 748 | 739 | 628 | 530 | 566 | 574 | 574 | 608 | 700 | 412 | 425 | 576 | 1501 | 1336 | 1172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 381 | 381 | 39 | 37 | 24 | 358 | 348 | 200 | 309 | 301 | 301 | 558 | 621 | 528 | 83 | 33 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 21 | S 7 | S 7 | W 9 | S 7 | S 7 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 38 | 20 | 35 | 220 | 23 | 24 | 43 | 23 | 22 | 59 | 51 | 77 | 49 | 4 | 64 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 57 | 36 | 0 |
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