Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 5AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | 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 15 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 212 | 222 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 163 | 302 | 196 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 176 | 137 | 251 | 255 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:53AM2.42m | 2:09PM2.61m | 2:45AM2.59m | 3:01PM2.68m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM0.20m | 7:57AM0.32m | 8:29PM0.08m | 8:51AM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | S 7 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 215 | 212 | 140 | 138 | 211 | 208 | 78 | 302 | 63 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 72 | 251 | 70 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | SW 15 | S 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 56 | 58 | 211 | 56 | 56 | 134 | 71 | 196 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 176 | 137 | 72 | 255 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 15 | SW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 194 | 150 | 222 | 57 | 136 | 101 | 163 | 115 | 93 | 109 | 103 | 97 | 94 | 100 | 27 | 188 | 239 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
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