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Ben Weston (Catalina Island) Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Ben Weston (Catalina Island) surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.8°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 4PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ben Weston (Catalina Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 133 | 127 | 123 | 121 | 120 | 102 | 112 | 155 | 151 | 295 | 295 | 220 | 186 | 179 | 176 | 256 | 252 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:44AM1.12m | 7:16PM1.46m | 7:42AM1.15m | 7:44PM1.62m | 8:37AM1.16m | 8:16PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.21m | 1:51AM0.15m | 1:25PM0.27m | 2:33AM-0.08m | 2:00PM0.33m | 3:17AM-0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | SSW 15 | W 11 |
 kJ | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 133 | 127 | 123 | 121 | 120 | 102 | 83 | 115 | 61 | 84 | 69 | 220 | 176 | 164 | 116 | 256 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 70 | 66 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 75 | 70 | 155 | 151 | 295 | 295 | 198 | 186 | 179 | 176 | 112 | 252 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | W 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 102 | 112 | 69 | 82 | 70 | 70 | 14 | 28 | 29 | 39 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 107 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 509 | 143 | 77 | 47 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 91 | 72 | 48 | 47 | 0 |
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