Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 5PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 437 | 242 | 233 | 145 | 132 | 172 | 155 | 194 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 259 | 165 | 159 | 157 | 222 | 280 | 273 | 258 | 239 | 236 | 197 | 232 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:20PM2.53m | 1:04AM2.24m | 1:22PM2.62m | 2:04AM2.39m | 2:20PM2.70m | 2:59AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52PM0.26m | 7:03AM0.40m | 7:50PM0.13m | 8:05AM0.29m | 8:44PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | 6:06 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 32 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 437 | 242 | 233 | 48 | 66 | 62 | 47 | 45 | 191 | 180 | 121 | 259 | 165 | 159 | 157 | 222 | 280 | 273 | 258 | 239 | 236 | 137 | 232 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 48 | 37 | 48 | 145 | 132 | 172 | 155 | 194 | 33 | 188 | 188 | 151 | 89 | 83 | 83 | 142 | 138 | 140 | 142 | 111 | 194 | 144 | 93 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 14 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 13 | S 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 21 | 126 | 68 | 68 | 103 | 103 | 154 | 89 | 134 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 111 | 152 | 88 | 197 | 111 | 111 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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