Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 4PM is: 1.2m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 533 | 746 | 959 | 1210 | 1210 | 1059 | 825 | 602 | 623 | 694 | 694 | 686 | 777 | 769 | 679 | 575 | 389 | 371 | 366 | 498 | 567 | 643 | 567 | 498 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:26PM2.80m | 4:04AM2.60m | 4:19PM2.77m | 4:57AM2.63m | 5:12PM2.69m | 5:50AM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.18m | 9:49PM-0.08m | 10:07AM0.17m | 10:40PM-0.06m | 11:02AM0.21m | 11:31PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | 6:02 |
mm | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 533 | 746 | 959 | 1210 | 1210 | 1059 | 825 | 602 | 623 | 694 | 694 | 686 | 777 | 769 | 679 | 575 | 389 | 371 | 366 | 312 | 567 | 643 | 567 | 498 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 178 | 170 | 215 | 212 | 154 | 196 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 169 | 172 | 183 | 186 | 142 | 123 | 127 | 301 | 229 | 246 | 498 | 307 | 294 | 254 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 23 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 153 | 153 | 186 | 161 | 159 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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