Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 1AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 178 | 176 | 198 | 125 | 161 | 208 | 163 | 168 | 157 | 321 | 331 | 427 | 224 | 167 | 167 | 206 | 356 | 303 | 372 | 331 | 307 | 336 | 431 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:14PM2.74m | 3:51AM2.66m | 4:05PM2.74m | 4:41AM2.72m | 4:55PM2.67m | 5:28AM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02AM0.21m | 9:35PM-0.05m | 9:56AM0.17m | 10:23PM-0.05m | 10:48AM0.17m | 11:10PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | 6:06 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 178 | 176 | 198 | 72 | 161 | 111 | 111 | 168 | 157 | 321 | 331 | 427 | 224 | 164 | 167 | 206 | 356 | 303 | 372 | 331 | 307 | 336 | 431 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 15 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 160 | 162 | 157 | 124 | 80 | 208 | 113 | 78 | 90 | 91 | 40 | 16 | 218 | 167 | 110 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 81 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | NW 17 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 17 | S 6 |
| kJ | 85 | 86 | 86 | 125 | 113 | 110 | 163 | 127 | 91 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 57 | 59 | 63 | 8 | 81 | 81 | 45 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 34 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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