Ben Weston (Catalina Island) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 07 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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.7°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 3PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)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 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.4
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
100
100
99
51
53
101
107
94
74
61
99
165
150
172
170
162
157
133
128
179
415
295
180
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
0
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
SW
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:23AM1.24m
6:14PM0.97m
2:45AM1.15m
6:18PM1.06m
4:18AM1.10m
Low Tide
8:51AM0.09m
9:55AM0.12m
9:31PM0.92m
10:50AM0.13m
11:21PM0.80m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:00
5:58
5:58
5:56
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7:39
7:40
7:42
7:43
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
17
17
15
15
15
14
13
12
11
12
13
14
13
12
15
15
14
12
13
14
14
14
15
17
16
17
15
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
1
W
9
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
7
Energy kJ
44
35
35
99
51
53
101
107
94
74
61
99
101
150
172
149
161
157
133
113
85
415
82
88
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
W
9
0.7
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
Energy kJ
100
100
100
25
25
46
45
44
44
44
44
78
80
81
84
170
162
131
99
127
179
79
295
180
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
12
12
12
11
33
26
27
27
14
13
24
27
27
27
26
29
22
62
75
128
127
16
17
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
7
1
W
9
Energy kJ
27
35
66
165
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
140
91
66
47
44
0
0
0
185
140
64
44
0
0
0
0
0
91
58
47
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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