Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 3PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1123 | 1109 | 1314 | 1297 | 1179 | 1001 | 949 | 924 | 911 | 899 | 821 | 726 | 716 | 621 | 518 | 511 | 451 | 386 | 386 | 380 | 336 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:32PM2.45m | 3:54AM2.58m | 4:09PM2.46m | 4:29AM2.63m | 4:47PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.36m | 9:40PM0.25m | 10:04AM0.29m | 10:14PM0.23m | 10:42AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1123 | 1109 | 1314 | 1297 | 1179 | 1001 | 949 | 924 | 911 | 899 | 821 | 726 | 716 | 621 | 518 | 511 | 451 | 386 | 386 | 380 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 47 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 43 | 31 | 40 | 39 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 30 | 41 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | SW 6 | W 16 | S 10 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 8 | W 10 | SSW 20 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 38 | — | — | 10 | 5 | 18 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 48 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 14 | 0 |
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