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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
18.5° 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 12PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ben Weston (Catalina Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
120 | 196 | 368 | 368 | 373 | 459 | 443 | 366 | 280 | 273 | 259 | 322 | 322 | 326 | 259 | 405 | 471 | 745 | 614 | 221 | 200 | 178 | 175 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:18AM1.07m | 6:55PM1.50m | 7:26AM1.03m | 7:24PM1.57m | 8:24AM1.01m | 7:52PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.38m | 12:18PM0.23m | 1:37AM0.20m | 12:57PM0.34m | 2:21AM0.05m | 1:31PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
102 | 196 | 368 | 368 | 373 | 459 | 443 | 366 | 280 | 273 | 259 | 322 | 322 | 326 | 259 | 249 | 236 | 539 | 326 | 180 | 178 | 178 | 175 | 175 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | S 9 | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 |
120 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 229 | 229 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 25 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 16 | S 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 12 | S 9 |
7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 42 | 47 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 104 | 258 | 405 | 471 | 745 | 614 | 221 | 200 | 118 | 91 | 98 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 41 | 54 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 1041 | 1062 | 509 | 75 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 47 | 509 | 1436 | 186 | 74 |
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