Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 1PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 637 | 622 | 487 | 464 | 458 | 539 | 788 | 778 | 666 | 666 | 657 | 581 | 530 | 437 | 431 | 515 | 251 | 214 | 463 | 223 | 188 | 272 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:33AM1.97m | 00:01AM2.18m | 12:25PM2.08m | 00:45AM2.35m | 1:11PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.81m | 5:42PM0.71m | 6:19AM0.64m | 6:28PM0.60m | 7:04AM0.46m | 7:11PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 637 | 622 | 487 | 464 | 458 | 539 | 788 | 778 | 666 | 666 | 657 | 581 | 530 | 437 | 431 | 515 | 251 | 189 | 463 | 195 | 150 | 272 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 20 | S 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 13 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 219 | 215 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 170 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 127 | 12 | 119 | 107 | 246 | 243 | 104 | 126 | 214 | 109 | 223 | 188 | 145 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 20 | S 6 | SSW 20 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 6 | S 16 | SW 14 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 127 | 12 | 75 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 147 | 149 | 5 | 131 | 102 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 30 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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