
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 9PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
188 | 259 | 165 | 159 | 157 | 222 | 280 | 273 | 258 | 239 | 236 | 197 | 232 | 181 | 178 | 176 | 198 | 125 | 161 | 208 | 163 | 168 | 157 | 317 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 1:22PM2.62m | 2:04AM2.39m | 2:20PM2.70m | 2:59AM2.54m | 3:14PM2.74m | 3:51AM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50PM0.13m | 8:05AM0.29m | 8:44PM0.02m | 9:02AM0.21m | 9:35PM-0.05m | 9:56AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | |
— | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 |
180 | 259 | 165 | 159 | 157 | 222 | 280 | 273 | 258 | 239 | 236 | 137 | 232 | 181 | 178 | 176 | 198 | 72 | 161 | 111 | 111 | 168 | 157 | 317 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 15 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 16 |
188 | 151 | 89 | 83 | 83 | 118 | 138 | 140 | 142 | 111 | 194 | 144 | 93 | 127 | 160 | 162 | 157 | 124 | 80 | 208 | 113 | 78 | 90 | 91 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
22 | 21 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 111 | 152 | 88 | 197 | 111 | 111 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 125 | 113 | 110 | 163 | 127 | 91 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
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