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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 pm Thursday 14 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
17.5° 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: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
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 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | |
179 | 176 | 256 | 252 | 249 | 239 | 226 | 201 | 160 | 151 | 226 | 279 | 367 | 353 | 353 | 1088 | 866 | 1199 | 985 | 813 | 739 | 460 | 552 | 736 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 8:16PM1.77m | 9:31AM1.16m | 8:52PM1.88m | 10:25AM1.13m | 9:32PM1.95m | 11:21AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM-0.27m | 2:37PM0.41m | 4:03AM-0.42m | 3:15PM0.48m | 4:52AM-0.49m | 3:56PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 |
 kJ | 167 | 158 | 114 | 143 | 163 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 151 | 226 | 279 | 367 | 353 | 353 | 602 | 866 | 1199 | 985 | 813 | 739 | 460 | 552 | 736 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 179 | 176 | 256 | 252 | 249 | 239 | 226 | 201 | 101 | 104 | 102 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 132 | 71 | 269 | 59 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 13 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 29 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 81 | 50 | 82 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 65 | 110 | 6 | 70 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 10 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1088 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 57 | 47 | 44 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 144 | 76 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 139 |
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