Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 3AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1172 | 1091 | 1039 | 1014 | 1014 | 1001 | 1001 | 1001 | 906 | 883 | 763 | 724 | 640 | 631 | 543 | 543 | 543 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:56AM2.63m | 4:23PM2.40m | 4:33AM2.54m | 5:00PM2.31m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM0.29m | 10:14AM0.15m | 10:23PM0.35m | 10:52AM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1172 | 1091 | 1039 | 1014 | 1014 | 1001 | 1001 | 1001 | 906 | 883 | 763 | 724 | 640 | 631 | 543 | 543 | 543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 38 | 48 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 62 | 47 | 34 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 58 | 31 | 31 | 81 | 24 | 39 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 46 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 |
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