Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 8PM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 245 | 241 | 193 | 187 | 236 | 236 | 299 | 339 | 383 | 528 | 522 | 686 | 679 | 648 | 774 | 746 | 834 | 834 | 728 | 803 | 793 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:43AM2.17m | 11:27PM2.24m | 11:52AM2.23m | 00:27AM2.38m | 12:51PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM0.52m | 5:41AM0.58m | 6:07PM0.45m | 6:42AM0.44m | 7:00PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 245 | 241 | 193 | 187 | 223 | 120 | 118 | 339 | 383 | 528 | 522 | 686 | 679 | 648 | 774 | 746 | 834 | 834 | 728 | 803 | 793 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 90 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 80 | 236 | 299 | 118 | 114 | 89 | 106 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 77 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 139 | 264 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | S 14 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 33 | 186 | 236 | 74 | 73 | 50 | 50 | 92 | 89 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 24 | 49 | 70 | 104 | 224 | 180 | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 56 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 57 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 19 | 0 |
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