Ben Weston (Catalina Island) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 11 May 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 1.8°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 2AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (12 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

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 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
WNW
12
0.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
204
193
188
188
188
188
188
140
138
134
133
127
123
121
120
102
112
155
151
295
295
220
246
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
0
WSW
5
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
WNW
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
High Tide
6:52PM1.31m
6:44AM1.12m
7:16PM1.46m
7:42AM1.15m
7:44PM1.62m
8:37AM1.16m
Low Tide
1:08AM0.39m
12:51PM0.21m
1:51AM0.15m
1:25PM0.27m
2:33AM-0.08m
2:00PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:45
7:45
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
12
13
13
14
14
12
14
15
15
14
13
13
14
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
Energy kJ
217
204
193
188
188
188
188
188
140
138
134
133
127
123
121
120
75
83
115
33
64
68
220
173
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
Energy kJ
54
82
80
78
99
66
64
67
70
70
66
63
62
40
39
59
102
70
155
151
295
295
198
246
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
11
11
28
30
9
31
30
29
26
32
32
32
16
64
63
63
102
112
69
82
73
71
14
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
77
74
57
47
47
47
47
47
83
0
74
0
0
47
509
140
77
47
44
0
0
0
47
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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