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Ben Weston (Catalina Island) Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Ben Weston (Catalina Island) surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.5° C
(Which is 2.5°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 7PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ben Weston (Catalina Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | |
33 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 64 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 62 | 46 | 71 | 187 | 198 | 138 | 107 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:33PM1.56m | 9:08AM1.19m | 8:56PM1.62m | 9:49AM1.13m | 9:19PM1.64m | 10:29AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.16m | 3:08AM-0.01m | 2:45PM0.27m | 3:43AM-0.09m | 3:09PM0.37m | 4:18AM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
 kJ | 11 | 25 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 29 | 20 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 38 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 187 | 198 | 138 | 107 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | WNW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 42 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 14 | 21 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 33 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 7 | 15 | 27 | — | — | — | 19 | 18 | 15 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 62 | 46 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 509 | 171 | 74 | 69 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 509 | 143 | 71 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 95 | 67 | 44 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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