Ben Weston (Catalina Island) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.38° N 118.48° W

Ben Weston (Catalina Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ben Weston (Catalina Island) sea temperature is
21.1° C
2.9° 

Ben Weston (Catalina Island) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
19
0.4
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
141
127
181
130
130
91
74
74
75
107
243
243
249
255
201
171
82
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
10
SW
5
S
10
S
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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