
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ben Weston (Catalina Island) today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ben Weston (Catalina Island) at 2AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ben Weston (Catalina Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | 90 | 125 | 103 | 112 | 112 | 122 | 101 | 99 | 141 | 127 | 181 | 130 | 130 | 91 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 107 | 241 | 243 | 249 | 255 | 201 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:48PM1.98m | 12:27PM1.32m | 11:36PM1.81m | 1:08PM1.36m | 00:25AM1.59m | 1:51PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59AM-0.36m | 5:36PM0.55m | 6:38AM-0.21m | 6:35PM0.55m | 7:17AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | |
8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 |
18 | 26 | 57 | 103 | 112 | 112 | 122 | 101 | 99 | 73 | 103 | 96 | 74 | 78 | 60 | 46 | 46 | 23 | 21 | 241 | 243 | 249 | 255 | 151 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 12 | SW 18 |
91 | 90 | 125 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 141 | 76 | 181 | 130 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 107 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 69 | 201 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SE 4 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SW 14 | WNW 17 | SSE 11 | S 11 | W 6 | W 6 |
29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 34 | 127 | 75 | 74 | 130 | 91 | 3 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 55 | 43 | 66 | 18 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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