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Ben Weston (Catalina Island) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 26 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.6° C
 (Which is 2.0°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 4AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (27 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (27 Jan)1ft (0.3m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
0
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.6
W
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.2
W
1.3
WNW
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)11111111111111111010410181818181811111111141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)664343434022372222201919333161616188156158203545617421
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		crossglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49PM
0.76
3:47AM
1.56
6:50PM
0.85
4:56AM
1.67
7:45PM
0.97
5:59AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:25PM
0.67
11:52AM
0.03
10:07PM
0.76
12:50PM
-0.18
11:36PM
0.75
1:38PM
-0.34
Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise----6:52-------6:52-------6:50---
Sunset-------5:20-------5:21-------5:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191717161616161616151516151516171717161818181920
Feels °C (?)151413121212121011101113121415151313131513141515
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