Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 6AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 543 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 407 | 401 | 352 | 347 | 280 | 306 | 388 | 384 | 441 | 486 | 628 | 621 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:10AM2.43m | 5:39PM2.20m | 5:49AM2.30m | 6:21PM2.07m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01PM0.43m | 11:30AM0.33m | 11:39PM0.55m | 12:10PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 543 | 543 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 407 | 401 | 352 | 347 | 280 | 264 | 261 | 257 | 441 | 486 | 628 | 621 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 38 | 23 | 27 | 259 | 306 | 388 | 384 | 212 | 178 | 178 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 117 | 116 | 214 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 24 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
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