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 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| 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 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 71 | 66 | 86 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 160 | 153 | 111 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:14AM2.50m | 6:30PM2.23m | 6:55AM2.47m | 7:17PM2.14m | 7:43AM2.42m | 8:11PM2.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM0.44m | 00:34AM0.41m | 1:15PM0.47m | 1:19AM0.48m | 2:08PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 118 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 66 | 66 | 86 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 126 | 37 | 77 | 37 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 54 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 70 | 160 | 153 | 111 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 9 | 62 | 38 | 85 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 54 | 75 | 34 | 76 | 34 | 19 | 55 | 28 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 79 | 161 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 56 | 109 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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