Ben Weston (Catalina Island) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 21 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
18.3° C
(Which is 2.6°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 9PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)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 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
107
107
107
150
152
249
246
152
79
106
107
116
198
201
201
201
203
203
203
166
164
158
146
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:54PM1.09m
2:08AM1.43m
4:54PM1.19m
3:31AM1.26m
5:42PM1.30m
4:58AM1.14m
Low Tide
8:25PM0.80m
9:44AM-0.12m
10:09PM0.72m
10:42AM-0.00m
11:36PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:51
7:52
7:52
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
11
12
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
12
13
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
77
107
107
107
16
16
249
246
152
73
106
107
116
198
201
201
201
203
203
203
166
164
158
146
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
65
64
61
55
150
152
18
19
72
79
26
25
36
34
33
20
25
25
24
21
21
20
20
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
W
10
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.1
SW
20
Energy kJ
14
14
13
26
55
52
54
54
53
29
11
11
25
25
25
25
18
18
18
2
36
37
37
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
W
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
10
0.2
W
3
0.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
21
26
27
22
13
11
10
6
18
33
5
3
3
33
1
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
140
140
77
64
64
45
45
140
217
140
77
74
58
51
57
140
691
140
77
74
74
67
67
140
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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