Ben Weston (Catalina Island) surf break

Ben Weston (Catalina Island) surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 PDT
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Ben Weston (Catalina Island) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ben Weston (Catalina Island) sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ben Weston (Catalina Island) today?

The current surf forecast for Ben Weston (Catalina Island) at 3AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Ben Weston (Catalina Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.4
SW
18
0.8
W
9
1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
0.4
SSW
20
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
99
100
100
100
100
100
99
51
52
101
111
92
72
61
78
99
140
145
170
162
157
139
128
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
SW
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
5
SE
10
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
E
10
ESE
5
WNW
10
WNW
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:25AM1.35m
1:23AM1.24m
6:14PM0.97m
2:45AM1.15m
Low Tide
8:51AM0.09m
9:55AM0.12m
9:31PM0.92m
10:50AM0.13m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:00
5:58
5:58
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7:39
7:40
7:42
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
18
9
11
12
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
13
12
15
14
13
12
13
14
16
14
15
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
9
1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
10
Energy kJ
97
99
64
56
44
35
35
99
51
52
101
111
92
72
61
72
99
140
145
149
134
157
139
117
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
27
13
100
100
100
100
100
25
25
46
45
44
44
44
44
78
80
81
84
170
162
131
99
127
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SW
19
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
Energy kJ
11
59
13
12
12
12
12
11
33
26
27
27
27
13
15
27
27
27
26
29
22
62
75
128
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
4
1
W
5
1
WNW
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
7
Energy kJ
31
54
67
26
32
83
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
74
63
41
0
0
45
140
91
76
47
0
0
0
0
140
140
60
44
0
0
0
0
91
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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