Ben Weston (Catalina Island) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 28 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
17.2° C
(Which is 2.2°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: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
1
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
40
64
39
39
38
37
35
34
54
54
54
54
33
33
74
187
239
209
135
86
50
38
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
10
SW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
5
S
5
W
10
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:33PM1.56m
9:08AM1.19m
8:56PM1.62m
9:49AM1.13m
9:19PM1.64m
10:29AM1.08m
Low Tide
3:08AM-0.01m
2:45PM0.27m
3:43AM-0.09m
3:09PM0.37m
4:18AM-0.14m
3:32PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:07
6:07
6:05
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7:34
7:35
7:36
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
12
13
13
13
14
16
14
14
12
14
13
13
15
15
15
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
Energy kJ
41
40
40
30
30
21
20
37
35
16
27
41
41
43
32
33
32
187
239
209
135
86
50
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
WNW
9
Energy kJ
25
11
14
64
39
39
38
23
14
34
54
54
54
54
33
8
21
31
29
28
28
28
17
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
12
6
10
17
38
38
23
9
9
9
9
9
14
14
11
21
8
19
18
18
17
17
17
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
6
1
W
6
Energy kJ
7
15
25
19
18
33
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
74
64
64
47
0
0
47
95
67
66
47
47
47
0
170
95
66
44
44
0
0
0
140
144
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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