Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | 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 14 | SW 15 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 435 | 424 | 309 | 305 | 407 | 407 | 401 | 395 | 284 | 272 | 249 | 241 | 199 | 202 | 172 | 249 | 288 | 355 | 306 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:31PM2.00m | 10:58AM2.35m | 11:46PM2.08m | 12:09PM2.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.52m | 4:33AM0.62m | 5:33PM0.45m | 5:48AM0.56m | 6:39PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | 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 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 435 | 424 | 309 | 305 | 407 | 407 | 401 | 395 | 284 | 272 | 249 | 241 | 199 | 202 | 172 | 249 | 288 | 355 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 55 | 56 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 127 | 46 | 125 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 16 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 76 | 77 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 12 | 31 | 46 | 45 | 91 | 46 | 127 | 29 | 103 | 99 | 134 | 306 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
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