Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 1AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 728 | 803 | 793 | 783 | 666 | 640 | 623 | 606 | 598 | 536 | 459 | 466 | 547 | 459 | 459 | 962 | 308 | 381 | 381 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:51PM2.32m | 1:17AM2.52m | 1:41PM2.40m | 2:01AM2.62m | 2:26PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.37m | 7:33AM0.31m | 7:46PM0.31m | 8:18AM0.20m | 8:28PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 728 | 803 | 793 | 783 | 666 | 640 | 623 | 606 | 598 | 536 | 459 | 466 | 529 | 459 | 459 | 962 | 308 | 304 | 299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 139 | 264 | 96 | 93 | 88 | 384 | 480 | 332 | 123 | 221 | 316 | 455 | 547 | 455 | 399 | 134 | 274 | 381 | 381 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 21 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 20 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 224 | 180 | 99 | 59 | 253 | 41 | 89 | 125 | 253 | 54 | 110 | 108 | 106 | 103 | 137 | 17 | 48 | 47 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 14 |
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