Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 4PM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1174 | 1297 | 1537 | 1567 | 1347 | 1314 | 1438 | 1420 | 1420 | 1431 | 1412 | 1041 | 988 | 868 | 844 | 833 | 833 | 833 | 667 | 667 | 658 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:20AM2.43m | 7:54PM2.09m | 8:21AM2.32m | 9:03PM2.01m | 9:33AM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46PM0.45m | 1:57AM0.57m | 2:52PM0.53m | 3:08AM0.66m | 4:07PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 |
| kJ | 1174 | 1297 | 1537 | 1567 | 1347 | 1314 | 1438 | 1420 | 1420 | 1431 | 1412 | 1041 | 988 | 868 | 844 | 833 | 833 | 833 | 667 | 667 | 658 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 107 | 103 | 91 | 24 | 88 | 89 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 63 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 9 | SSW 11 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 21 | W 11 | SSW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 10 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 39 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
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