Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 26s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 11AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 26s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 18 | WSW 8 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 92 | 93 | 95 | 171 | 171 | 117 | 120 | 275 | 444 | 563 | 444 | 271 | 264 | 467 | 898 | 1167 | 890 | 658 | 458 | 563 | 863 | 1100 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:29AM2.17m | 10:06PM1.85m | 10:26AM2.09m | 11:10PM1.81m | 11:26AM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM0.73m | 4:02PM0.69m | 4:05AM0.82m | 5:03PM0.71m | 5:06AM0.85m | 6:02PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 22 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 86 | 138 | 117 | 120 | 109 | 106 | 128 | 74 | 76 | 84 | 84 | 898 | 1167 | 890 | 658 | 458 | 563 | 863 | 1100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 24 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 21 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 92 | 92 | 93 | 95 | 59 | 44 | 72 | 66 | 47 | 48 | 563 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 467 | 114 | 73 | 86 | 60 | 52 | 50 | 121 | 171 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 12 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 39 | 37 | 35 | 20 | 171 | 171 | 80 | 45 | 275 | 444 | 55 | 444 | 271 | 264 | 53 | 71 | 57 | 38 | 29 | 43 | 44 | 58 | 116 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 39 | 5 | 0 |
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