Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 12PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 141 | 110 | 109 | 107 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 83 | 111 | 112 | 154 | 112 | 113 | 155 | 245 | 248 | 303 | 450 | 369 | 358 | 522 | 786 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:28AM2.04m | 1:35PM2.22m | 2:08AM2.20m | 2:17PM2.32m | 2:45AM2.35m | 2:55PM2.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.70m | 7:55PM0.47m | 8:10AM0.58m | 8:31PM0.38m | 8:49AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 183 | 43 | 40 | 52 | 64 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 59 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 450 | 369 | 45 | 522 | 786 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SW 19 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 141 | 110 | 109 | 107 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 111 | 77 | 154 | 76 | 76 | 155 | 245 | 248 | 245 | 62 | 41 | 358 | 36 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 18 | 30 | 17 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 83 | 54 | 112 | 76 | 112 | 113 | 75 | 72 | 140 | 303 | 245 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 155 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
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