Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 5PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 126 | 138 | 142 | 126 | 129 | 110 | 252 | 316 | 370 | 304 | 300 | 362 | 350 | 346 | 405 | 437 | 427 | 421 | 421 | 416 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:37PM2.44m | 2:49AM2.77m | 3:20PM2.51m | 3:33AM2.81m | 4:05PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM0.13m | 8:35PM0.25m | 9:11AM0.02m | 9:19PM0.19m | 9:55AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 144 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 129 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 103 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 405 | 437 | 427 | 421 | 421 | 416 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 116 | 120 | 138 | 142 | 106 | 109 | 110 | 252 | 316 | 370 | 304 | 300 | 362 | 350 | 346 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 78 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 20 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 17 | 30 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 65 | 42 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 60 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
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