Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 11AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1042 | 1123 | 1109 | 991 | 991 | 979 | 967 | 942 | 788 | 767 | 606 | 598 | 606 | 606 | 606 | 598 | 459 | 447 | 428 | 422 | 434 | 434 | 428 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:17AM2.77m | 4:34PM2.64m | 5:00AM2.76m | 5:18PM2.54m | 5:41AM2.67m | 6:00PM2.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28AM0.13m | 10:44PM0.05m | 11:13AM0.17m | 11:25PM0.16m | 11:57AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1042 | 1123 | 1109 | 991 | 991 | 979 | 967 | 942 | 788 | 767 | 606 | 598 | 606 | 606 | 606 | 598 | 140 | 178 | 207 | 173 | 169 | 138 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 138 | 136 | 134 | 137 | 137 | 177 | 174 | 49 | 68 | 86 | 89 | 92 | 37 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 459 | 447 | 428 | 422 | 434 | 434 | 428 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 59 | — | 37 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
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