Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 301 | 297 | 252 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 223 | 238 | 246 | 354 | 326 | 318 | 318 | 314 | 242 | 231 | 296 | 411 | 494 | 758 | 921 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:26PM2.39m | 5:45AM2.61m | 6:09PM2.30m | 6:29AM2.54m | 6:57PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.24m | 11:28PM0.28m | 12:04PM0.28m | 00:11AM0.36m | 12:51PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 301 | 297 | 252 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 223 | 238 | 241 | 241 | 238 | 230 | 216 | 187 | 144 | 147 | 239 | 411 | 218 | 758 | 921 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 43 | 40 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 37 | 36 | 246 | 354 | 326 | 318 | 318 | 314 | 242 | 196 | 144 | 144 | 494 | 171 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 |
| kJ | 84 | 113 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 155 | 154 | 194 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 31 | 27 | 20 | 231 | 231 | 296 | 24 | 174 | 75 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 33 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 109 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 109 | 74 | 30 |
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