Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 2AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | 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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 522 | 686 | 679 | 648 | 774 | 746 | 834 | 834 | 728 | 803 | 793 | 783 | 666 | 640 | 623 | 606 | 598 | 536 | 459 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:27AM2.38m | 12:51PM2.32m | 1:17AM2.52m | 1:41PM2.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.45m | 6:42AM0.44m | 7:00PM0.37m | 7:33AM0.31m | 7:46PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | 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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 522 | 686 | 679 | 648 | 774 | 746 | 834 | 834 | 728 | 803 | 793 | 783 | 666 | 640 | 623 | 606 | 598 | 536 | 459 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | S 12 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 106 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 77 | 24 | 24 | 104 | 139 | 264 | 96 | 93 | 88 | 384 | 480 | 332 | 123 | 221 | 316 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 7 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 20 | S 7 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 20 | S 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 89 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 49 | 70 | 24 | 224 | 180 | 99 | 59 | 253 | 14 | 89 | 125 | 253 | 56 | 110 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
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