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Ben Weston (Catalina Island) surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
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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
17.5° C
(Which is 2.5°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 10AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ben Weston (Catalina Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 5 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | |
33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 64 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 66 | 92 | 76 | 59 | 47 | 51 | 92 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:24AM1.23m | 8:33PM1.56m | 9:08AM1.19m | 8:56PM1.62m | 9:49AM1.13m | 9:19PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM0.12m | 2:17PM0.16m | 3:08AM-0.01m | 2:45PM0.27m | 3:43AM-0.09m | 3:09PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 |
28 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 28 | 20 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 52 | 92 | 76 | 59 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 181 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | WNW 14 | SW 14 |
25 | 34 | 34 | 25 | 25 | 42 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 8 | 21 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 16 | W 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 15 | S 14 | WNW 14 |
14 | 28 | 25 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — |
33 | 27 | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | 21 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 26 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 92 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 53 | 50 | 143 | 509 | 509 | 74 | 70 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 170 | 170 | 66 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 140 | 66 | 44 |
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