Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 5PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1194 | 1068 | 964 | 927 | 879 | 767 | 685 | 676 | 529 | 521 | 514 | 507 | 500 | 492 | 485 | 368 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 336 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:42PM2.33m | 3:16AM2.24m | 3:21PM2.38m | 3:52AM2.34m | 3:58PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33AM0.61m | 9:03PM0.36m | 9:14AM0.54m | 9:38PM0.31m | 9:53AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1194 | 1068 | 964 | 927 | 879 | 767 | 685 | 676 | 529 | 521 | 514 | 507 | 500 | 492 | 485 | 368 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 336 | 295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 12 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 56 | 55 | 54 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | NW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 27 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 48 | 57 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 109 | 0 | 0 |
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