
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ben Weston (Catalina Island) today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ben Weston (Catalina Island) at 12PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ben Weston (Catalina Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
223 | 233 | 236 | 236 | 178 | 175 | 97 | 136 | 163 | 187 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 59 | 96 | 96 | 107 | 105 | 73 | 86 | 58 | 111 | 109 | 152 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:43AM1.08m | 8:21PM2.05m | 10:26AM1.15m | 9:11PM2.10m | 11:06AM1.21m | 10:00PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05AM-0.36m | 1:59PM0.69m | 3:51AM-0.47m | 2:54PM0.65m | 4:35AM-0.50m | 3:48PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | W 5 |
223 | 233 | 236 | 236 | 178 | 175 | 112 | 136 | 163 | 187 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 90 | 96 | 70 | 107 | 105 | 73 | 86 | 58 | 63 | 109 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 6 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | S 16 | W 3 | W 4 | SSE 11 | W 4 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
10 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 38 | 70 | 97 | 129 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 51 | 96 | 59 | 28 | 57 | 50 | 111 | 56 | 95 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 12 | W 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 3 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 21 | SSE 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | W 15 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
25 | 55 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 46 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 96 | 96 | 11 | 10 | 59 | 21 | 17 | 28 | 41 | 152 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | W 4 | — | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 11 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 91 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 74 | 0 | 140 | 91 | 64 | 47 | 74 | 53 | 47 | 140 | 91 | 140 | 75 | 45 |
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