Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 4PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 246 | 354 | 326 | 318 | 318 | 314 | 242 | 231 | 296 | 411 | 418 | 758 | 921 | 881 | 861 | 1062 | 1062 | 1297 | 1415 | 1567 | 1347 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:09PM2.30m | 6:29AM2.54m | 6:57PM2.20m | 7:20AM2.43m | 7:54PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.28m | 00:11AM0.36m | 12:51PM0.36m | 00:59AM0.46m | 1:46PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 241 | 241 | 238 | 230 | 216 | 187 | 144 | 147 | 239 | 411 | 199 | 758 | 921 | 881 | 861 | 1062 | 1062 | 1297 | 1415 | 1567 | 1347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 246 | 354 | 326 | 318 | 318 | 314 | 242 | 196 | 144 | 144 | 418 | 171 | 148 | 105 | 84 | 60 | 107 | 103 | 91 | 22 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 11 | W 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 231 | 231 | 296 | 23 | 215 | 75 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 57 | 121 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 164 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
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