Ben Weston (Catalina Island) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
17.7° C
(Which is 2.8°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 5AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
41
41
70
70
71
82
50
36
34
36
36
68
69
69
68
40
31
35
34
34
34
33
42
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:14PM1.29m
6:37AM1.28m
7:43PM1.40m
7:35AM1.26m
8:09PM1.49m
8:24AM1.23m
Low Tide
00:58AM0.46m
1:10PM-0.01m
1:48AM0.27m
1:46PM0.07m
2:30AM0.12m
2:17PM0.16m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
6:09
6:09
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7:31
7:32
7:34
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
11
10
8
8
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
S
12
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
12
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
48
47
26
70
70
71
82
45
45
26
29
30
68
69
69
68
40
24
28
25
25
17
25
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
W
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
71
41
41
25
26
25
25
50
36
30
36
36
31
14
14
40
22
28
24
34
34
25
33
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
17
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
W
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
S
16
0.2
W
13
Energy kJ
7
24
7
12
17
19
22
13
34
34
34
34
35
9
41
9
25
15
14
28
25
34
46
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
19
24
24
24
25
26
19
20
27
29
31
31
29
22
21
19
25
31
35
28
11
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
66
74
74
74
74
509
1438
1436
288
74
74
74
60
170
509
140
74
74
76
47
49
143
509
510
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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