Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 1AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 303 | 303 | 186 | 178 | 262 | 171 | 171 | 252 | 375 | 307 | 252 | 162 | 160 | 251 | 251 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 310 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:44PM2.50m | 3:59AM2.75m | 4:24PM2.50m | 4:39AM2.74m | 5:06PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.20m | 10:16AM0.08m | 10:25PM0.20m | 10:58AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 169 | 200 | 169 | 139 | 262 | 171 | 146 | 137 | 134 | 307 | 162 | 158 | 160 | 251 | 251 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 310 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 302 | 242 | 186 | 178 | 137 | 130 | 123 | 252 | 375 | 167 | 252 | 162 | 58 | 83 | 88 | 83 | 75 | 102 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 8 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 303 | 303 | 68 | 88 | 89 | 103 | 171 | 169 | 167 | 98 | 89 | 152 | 73 | 60 | 32 | 85 | 20 | 61 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
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