Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 6PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 498 | 427 | 421 | 357 | 421 | 480 | 416 | 348 | 339 | 276 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 248 | 245 | 231 | 218 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:18AM1.95m | 00:03AM1.94m | 12:16PM2.04m | 00:50AM2.10m | 1:04PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.75m | 6:08AM0.82m | 6:34PM0.65m | 6:57AM0.68m | 7:15PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 498 | 427 | 421 | 357 | 421 | 480 | 416 | 348 | 339 | 276 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 198 | 263 | 254 | 250 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 53 | 51 | 42 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 137 | 225 | 248 | 245 | 231 | 218 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 104 | 29 | 29 | 41 | 6 | 37 | 41 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 64 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
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