Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 1PM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 303 | 450 | 369 | 358 | 522 | 786 | 1215 | 1201 | 783 | 1123 | 1109 | 1314 | 1297 | 1179 | 1001 | 949 | 924 | 911 | 899 | 821 | 726 | 716 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:45AM2.35m | 2:55PM2.39m | 3:20AM2.48m | 3:32PM2.45m | 3:54AM2.58m | 4:09PM2.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.46m | 9:06PM0.30m | 9:27AM0.36m | 9:40PM0.25m | 10:04AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 248 | 242 | 450 | 369 | 358 | 522 | 786 | 1215 | 1201 | 783 | 1123 | 1109 | 1314 | 1297 | 1179 | 1001 | 949 | 924 | 911 | 899 | 821 | 726 | 716 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 49 | 299 | 41 | 35 | 35 | 155 | 161 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 42 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | — | — | — | W 16 | S 10 | S 10 | — | W 15 | NW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | S 9 |
| kJ | 140 | 303 | 47 | 91 | 89 | 114 | 38 | 189 | 38 | 136 | 38 | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 17 | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 33 | 56 | 0 |
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