Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 7AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 26 | S 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 250 | 250 | 250 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 156 | 116 | 116 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 196 | 138 | 155 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:11PM2.08m | 8:36AM2.28m | 9:06PM1.94m | 9:29AM2.17m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.59m | 3:03PM0.63m | 3:07AM0.73m | 4:02PM0.69m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 250 | 220 | 166 | 157 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 92 | 92 | 21 | 31 | 62 | 196 | 138 | 155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 177 | 250 | 250 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 156 | 93 | 92 | 23 | 22 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 58 | 129 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 8 | SW 26 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 23 | 171 | 44 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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