Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 8PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 370 | 249 | 300 | 362 | 350 | 346 | 405 | 437 | 427 | 421 | 421 | 416 | 421 | 508 | 640 | 648 | 648 | 596 | 567 | 553 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:20PM2.51m | 3:33AM2.81m | 4:05PM2.53m | 4:19AM2.79m | 4:52PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11AM0.02m | 9:19PM0.19m | 9:55AM-0.02m | 10:05PM0.17m | 10:40AM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 127 | 129 | 133 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 106 | 405 | 437 | 427 | 421 | 421 | 416 | 421 | 508 | 640 | 648 | 648 | 596 | 567 | 553 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 316 | 370 | 249 | 300 | 362 | 350 | 346 | 106 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 65 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 60 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 9 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 15 | 20 | 177 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
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