Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 5PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | 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 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 195 | 198 | 125 | 128 | 362 | 346 | 310 | 302 | 248 | 248 | 302 | 302 | 352 | 348 | 406 | 339 | 266 | 258 | 301 | 355 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on |
High Tide | 6:11AM2.56m | 6:45PM2.26m | 7:06AM2.41m | 7:46PM2.16m | 8:10AM2.27m | 8:58PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.27m | 00:48AM0.46m | 1:32PM0.40m | 1:52AM0.59m | 2:39PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 9 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 66 | 88 | 90 | 115 | 112 | 117 | 112 | 117 | 97 | 114 | 123 | 91 | 352 | 348 | 406 | 339 | 266 | 258 | 301 | 355 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | S 7 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 7 | W 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 195 | 198 | 68 | 68 | 362 | 346 | 132 | 119 | 113 | 120 | 62 | 302 | 65 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 64 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 7 | W 9 | S 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 67 | 125 | 128 | 71 | 110 | 310 | 302 | 248 | 248 | 302 | 96 | 99 | 70 | 54 | 65 | 99 | 64 | 73 | 69 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 43 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 19 | 73 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 14 |
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