Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 91 | 138 | 129 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:14AM2.50m | 6:30PM2.23m | 6:55AM2.47m | 7:17PM2.14m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.36m | 12:29PM0.44m | 00:34AM0.41m | 1:15PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 62 | 91 | 138 | 129 | 118 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 205 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 126 | 37 | 77 | 37 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 36 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 41 | 84 | 44 | 46 | 9 | 62 | 38 | 85 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 54 | 54 | 75 | 34 | 76 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 109 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 109 | 64 | 0 |
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