Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Islita today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Islita at 7AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 574 | 608 | 700 | 558 | 621 | 576 | 1213 | 1199 | 1172 | 1091 | 1039 | 1014 | 1014 | 1001 | 1001 | 917 | 906 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:19AM2.67m | 3:45PM2.46m | 3:56AM2.63m | 4:23PM2.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08PM0.26m | 9:37AM0.12m | 9:46PM0.29m | 10:14AM0.15m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 574 | 608 | 700 | 412 | 621 | 576 | 1213 | 1199 | 1172 | 1091 | 1039 | 1014 | 1014 | 1001 | 1001 | 917 | 906 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 309 | 301 | 301 | 558 | 297 | 528 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 51 | 74 | 89 | 64 | 96 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WNW 10 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 26 | 59 | 51 | 77 | 49 | 62 | 64 | 58 | 31 | 31 | 81 | 24 | 38 | 44 | 33 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 64 | 64 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 56 | 33 | 19 |
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