Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 2AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 728 | 719 | 719 | 719 | 719 | 710 | 701 | 683 | 550 | 472 | 466 | 459 | 398 | 398 | 346 | 346 | 289 | 238 | 221 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:57PM2.52m | 2:25AM2.64m | 2:45PM2.58m | 3:08AM2.73m | 3:29PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.17m | 8:37AM0.19m | 8:54PM0.12m | 9:22AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 728 | 719 | 719 | 719 | 719 | 710 | 701 | 683 | 550 | 472 | 466 | 459 | 398 | 398 | 346 | 346 | 289 | 238 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 71 | 52 | 52 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 51 | 66 | 64 | 68 | 52 | 40 | 40 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 46 | 63 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSE 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 33 | 9 | 37 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 80 | 80 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 76 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
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