Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 5PM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 296 | 411 | 418 | 758 | 921 | 881 | 861 | 1062 | 1062 | 1297 | 1537 | 1567 | 1347 | 1314 | 1438 | 1420 | 1552 | 1431 | 1164 | 1041 | 988 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:29AM2.54m | 6:57PM2.20m | 7:20AM2.43m | 7:54PM2.09m | 8:21AM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.36m | 00:59AM0.46m | 1:46PM0.45m | 1:57AM0.57m | 2:52PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 239 | 411 | 418 | 758 | 921 | 881 | 861 | 1062 | 1062 | 1297 | 1537 | 1567 | 1347 | 1314 | 1438 | 1420 | 1552 | 1431 | 1164 | 1041 | 988 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 8 | S 11 | S 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 144 | 144 | 158 | 171 | 87 | 105 | 84 | 60 | 107 | 103 | 103 | 12 | 88 | 89 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | W 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | W 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 296 | 23 | 215 | 75 | 25 | 14 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 64 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 73 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
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