Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 3PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 911 | 899 | 821 | 726 | 716 | 621 | 518 | 511 | 451 | 386 | 386 | 380 | 336 | 331 | 326 | 311 | 301 | 297 | 252 | 220 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:09PM2.46m | 4:29AM2.63m | 4:47PM2.44m | 5:06AM2.65m | 5:26PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.29m | 10:14PM0.23m | 10:42AM0.24m | 10:50PM0.24m | 11:21AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 911 | 899 | 821 | 726 | 716 | 621 | 518 | 511 | 451 | 386 | 386 | 380 | 336 | 331 | 326 | 311 | 301 | 297 | 252 | 73 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 36 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 34 | 45 | 56 | 113 | 112 | 220 | 220 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 15 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 20 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 84 | 6 | 5 | 112 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 82 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 57 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 0 |
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