Ben Weston (Catalina Island) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Orange County, USA)

Ben Weston (Catalina Island) Surf Guide
Ben Weston (Catalina Island) in Orange County is a reef break that has unreliable waves. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the west northwest. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for rocks and sharks.
Ben Weston (Catalina Island) Spot Info
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Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
inconsistent | 14.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Ben Weston (Catalina Island):
The best conditions reported for surf at Ben Weston (Catalina Island) occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.
What's the best time of year to surf Ben Weston (Catalina Island) (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore Ben Weston (Catalina Island) Location Map
Interactive Ben Weston (Catalina Island) surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Ben Weston (Catalina Island) is Long Beach Airport (LGB) in USA, 58 km (36 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Ben Weston (Catalina Island) is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR), also in USA, 62 km (39 miles) away.
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Period (s) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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Wind State | glass | off | off | off |
Tides at Ben Weston (Catalina Island)
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Ben Weston (Catalina Island) Sea Temperature
The water temperature (14.6 °C) at Ben Weston (Catalina Island) is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (15.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.
Swell History at Ben Weston (Catalina Island)
Surf stats for Ben Weston (Catalina Island), see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Ben Weston (Catalina Island)
Wind stats for Ben Weston (Catalina Island), see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:
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Wave Buoys Nearest To Ben Weston (Catalina Island):
- Closest Wave BuoySan Pedro, CA19 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoySan Pedro South, CA22 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyLong Beach Channel, CA27 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoySanta Monica Bay, CA35 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoySanta Barbara Island North, CA37 mi