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Ben Weston (Catalina Island) surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
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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
17.7° C
(Which is 2.8°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 5AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ben Weston (Catalina Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | |
71 | 41 | 41 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 82 | 50 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 40 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:14PM1.29m | 6:37AM1.28m | 7:43PM1.40m | 7:35AM1.26m | 8:09PM1.49m | 8:24AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.46m | 1:10PM-0.01m | 1:48AM0.27m | 1:46PM0.07m | 2:30AM0.12m | 2:17PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 12 | SW 13 | S 12 | W 5 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 |
48 | 47 | 26 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 82 | 45 | 45 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 40 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | W 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 12 | WNW 13 | SW 16 |
71 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 36 | 30 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 34 | 34 | 25 | 33 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 17 | SW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SSW 15 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | WSW 16 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 13 | S 12 | WNW 13 | S 16 | W 13 |
7 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 9 | 41 | 9 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 25 | 34 | 46 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 |
19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 35 | 28 | — | — | 11 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 509 | 1438 | 1436 | 288 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 60 | 170 | 509 | 140 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 47 | 49 | 143 | 509 | 510 |
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