Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 11AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | 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 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
258 | 258 | 255 | 252 | 243 | 346 | 330 | 322 | 318 | 211 | 211 | 163 | 206 | 203 | 198 | 191 | 183 | 141 | 110 | 109 | 107 | 76 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:54AM2.02m | 00:40AM1.89m | 12:49PM2.11m | 1:28AM2.04m | 1:35PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37AM0.89m | 6:27PM0.69m | 6:37AM0.81m | 7:14PM0.58m | 7:27AM0.70m | 7:55PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
134 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 330 | 322 | 318 | 211 | 53 | 53 | 206 | 203 | 198 | 191 | 183 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
258 | 258 | 255 | 252 | 243 | 346 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 55 | 211 | 163 | 51 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 45 | 141 | 110 | 109 | 107 | 76 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SSW 10 |
78 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 30 | 11 | 58 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
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