Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ben Weston (Catalina Island) today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ben Weston (Catalina Island) at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ben Weston (Catalina Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 89 | 90 | 99 | 86 | 141 | 127 | 181 | 130 | 130 | 91 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 107 | 243 | 243 | 249 | 255 | 201 | 173 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:27PM1.32m | 11:36PM1.81m | 1:08PM1.36m | 00:25AM1.59m | 1:51PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59AM-0.36m | 5:36PM0.55m | 6:38AM-0.21m | 6:35PM0.55m | 7:17AM-0.02m | 7:41PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | S 11 |
| kJ | 83 | 84 | 90 | 99 | 69 | 68 | 82 | 90 | 70 | 60 | 63 | 46 | 46 | 33 | 22 | 243 | 243 | 249 | 255 | 201 | 173 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 141 | 76 | 181 | 130 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 107 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 66 | 66 | 35 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 16 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 34 | 127 | 75 | 74 | 130 | 91 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 43 | 43 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | SE 2 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
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