Surf report · North of town
Las Islitas
- beginner to intermediate
- point/beach break, lefts and rights
- 150 min drive
A famously long sand-and-rock point inside Matanchén Bay near San Blas. It needs a big south swell and only lines up on a handful of days a year; most of the time it is small or flat.
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Las Islitas, right now
2–3.5 ft
Waist to chest Fair
Waist to chest and calm, glassy, with a long-period swell. Best look today around 6 am–9 am.
- Swell
- 2.1 ft at 13 s from the SW
- Wind
- 4 km/h calm, glassy
- Tide
- 0.2 m, falling low 2:30 am, 0.1 m
- Water
- 31°C · 87°F boardshorts and a rash vest
- Light
- 7:06 am – 6:24 pm
The week at Las Islitas
Now2–3.5 ftFairlight offshore wind, 6 km/h from the NEtide 0.3 m, falling · low at 2:30 am
- Wave faces at the spot; the band is the range
- Rating, flat to great
- offshore cross onshore wind
- night
About Las Islitas
When it works
- Swell
- S, big
- Wind
- N–NE, light
- Tide
- low
- Size
- 4–10 ft faces
- Season
- Summer–autumn south swells (Sept most cited); Dec–Feb small and easy
Before you go
- Getting there
- about 150 min by car
- Bottom
- sand/rock
- Watch for
- rips, undertow, rocks, mosquitoes and biting insects
- Crowd
- light
- On the beach
- none confirmed
Tips
- Check that a large, long-period south swell is forecast before making the trip
- Go at low tide
- Bring strong insect repellent and long sleeves for the evenings
Some details here come from a single source, or sources disagree. Check locally, and tell us what you find.
- Flat too small to ride
- Poor small, or messy wind
- Fair surfable, with a catch
- Good clean, the right size for the spot
- Great clean and solid: the spot at its best