Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ben Weston (Catalina Island) today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ben Weston (Catalina Island) at 4AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ben Weston (Catalina Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 141 | 127 | 181 | 130 | 130 | 91 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 107 | 243 | 243 | 249 | 255 | 201 | 171 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | 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 | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 11:36PM1.81m | 1:08PM1.36m | 00:25AM1.59m | 1:51PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.55m | 6:38AM-0.21m | 6:35PM0.55m | 7:17AM-0.02m | 7:41PM0.55m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | 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 | 69 | 66 | 82 | 74 | 58 | 58 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 33 | 24 | 243 | 243 | 249 | 255 | 201 | 171 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 86 | 141 | 76 | 181 | 130 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 107 | 22 | 13 | 43 | 66 | 65 | 41 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | W 12 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SW 14 | WNW 17 | SSE 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 11 | 127 | 75 | 74 | 130 | 91 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 55 | 43 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 83 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 47 |
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