Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 11AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | 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 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 171 | 171 | 252 | 375 | 307 | 252 | 162 | 160 | 251 | 251 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 361 | 348 | 221 | 218 | 218 | 221 | 276 | 287 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:59AM2.75m | 4:24PM2.50m | 4:39AM2.74m | 5:06PM2.45m | 5:23AM2.67m | 5:53PM2.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM0.08m | 10:25PM0.20m | 10:58AM0.10m | 11:08PM0.24m | 11:44AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | W 11 | 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 16 |
| kJ | 262 | 171 | 146 | 137 | 134 | 307 | 162 | 158 | 112 | 251 | 251 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 361 | 348 | 221 | 218 | 218 | 221 | 276 | 287 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 137 | 130 | 123 | 252 | 375 | 167 | 252 | 162 | 160 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 75 | 102 | 102 | 108 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 63 | 63 | 40 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 89 | 103 | 171 | 169 | 167 | 98 | 89 | 152 | 73 | 77 | 40 | 85 | 31 | 61 | 61 | 24 | 35 | 93 | 25 | 131 | 133 | 16 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
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