Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 8PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 248 | 245 | 231 | 218 | 215 | 215 | 212 | 171 | 171 | 208 | 212 | 257 | 285 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 12:16PM2.04m | 00:50AM2.10m | 1:04PM2.16m | 1:30AM2.28m | 1:46PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.65m | 6:57AM0.68m | 7:15PM0.53m | 7:40AM0.52m | 7:53PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 309 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 198 | 263 | 258 | 250 | 246 | 224 | 164 | 350 | 250 | 242 | 202 | 217 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 29 | 25 | 104 | 137 | 225 | 248 | 245 | 231 | 218 | 215 | 215 | 212 | 171 | 171 | 208 | 212 | 257 | 285 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 38 | 38 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 33 |
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