Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 3AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 252 | 260 | 273 | 280 | 371 | 366 | 361 | 361 | 348 | 365 | 415 | 410 | 355 | 301 | 293 | 253 | 250 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:32PM2.41m | 7:01AM2.56m | 7:20PM2.25m | 7:48AM2.42m | 8:11PM2.08m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.26m | 1:18PM0.42m | 1:27AM0.43m | 2:09PM0.53m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 252 | 260 | 273 | 277 | 215 | 198 | 361 | 187 | 348 | 365 | 415 | 410 | 355 | 301 | 293 | 253 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 59 | 59 | 59 | 56 | 58 | 366 | 187 | 361 | 187 | 184 | 139 | 134 | 132 | 134 | 137 | 137 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 194 | 194 | 192 | 280 | 371 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 6 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
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