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Ben Weston (Catalina Island) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.9° C
 (Which is 2.2°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 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s

Table - waves today at Ben Weston (Catalina Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.7
W
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
WNW
0.3
SSW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)81610161616161515151414141414141313131414132121
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18315510314714425919120719912312069816866383434344039354484
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
1.31
1:38PM
0.99
2:57AM
1.34
3:21PM
0.82
3:49AM
1.38
5:45PM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:31AM
0.60
7:56PM
0.38
10:08AM
0.51
8:41PM
0.55
11:31AM
0.36
9:38PM
0.68
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------6:58-----
Sunset-----5:02-------5:04-------5:05--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151413131315161616151516161919191818171818202020
Feels °C (?)96567101111109910111313131212111212151515
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