Las Islitas (Matanchen Bay) surfForecast / Nayarit / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 17 Aug 2025 CST
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Las Islitas (Matanchen Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Las Islitas (Matanchen Bay) sea temperature is
31.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Las Islitas (Matanchen Bay) today?

The current surf forecast for Las Islitas (Matanchen Bay) at 5AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

Table - waves today at Las Islitas (Matanchen Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)181818171716161616161616161615151515151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)371366333322301302299385385380379366360353356444329322320315316308308259
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
NNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
0
ENE
5
WNW
0
NE
5
ENE
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:01AM
1.21
5:49PM
1.40
9:00AM
1.28
6:56PM
1.50
9:13AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:56AM
0.34
12:44PM
1.11
1:42AM
0.20
1:34PM
1.00
2:19AM
0.11
2:09PM
0.88
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Sunrise----6:39-------6:39-------6:39---
Sunset-------7:29-------7:28-------7:27
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Rain (mm)
--------1-------116----1
Temp. °C272626262831312928272626283131292828272628303029
Feels °C (?)323030313334333333333131343535343434333133343435
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nayarit

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Las Islitas (Matanchen Bay) (calm at Puerto Vallarta 98 km from Las Islitas (Matanchen Bay)). 0.4m 13s groundswell from the SW with a 0.2m 17s long period groundswell, also from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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