Ben Weston (Catalina Island) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 15 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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.9°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 4AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (16 May)6ft (1.8m)9s

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 Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
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0
0
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2
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2
2
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.8
W
9
1.9
W
10
2.2
W
10
2
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
2.2
WNW
13
1.7
W
13
2
W
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.7
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
154
151
231
284
296
308
392
565
655
961
783
539
1189
1070
1451
941
802
418
855
547
403
339
273
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
W
25
WNW
20
W
10
SSW
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
W
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
off
off
cross-off
off
off
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
High Tide
8:52PM1.88m
10:25AM1.13m
9:32PM1.95m
11:21AM1.09m
10:15PM1.96m
12:21PM1.05m
Low Tide
4:03AM-0.42m
3:15PM0.48m
4:52AM-0.49m
3:56PM0.56m
5:44AM-0.49m
4:42PM0.64m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:47
7:49
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
14
13
14
14
14
15
14
13
14
15
14
15
16
15
15
13
12
14
12
11
13
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.8
W
9
1.9
W
10
2.2
W
10
2
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.7
W
13
2
W
10
1.5
W
8
1.7
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
Energy kJ
128
154
151
231
284
296
308
392
565
655
961
783
539
1189
1070
941
941
802
284
855
547
403
339
273
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
W
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
1.4
WNW
10
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
Energy kJ
101
104
102
167
165
165
165
120
118
118
115
134
277
70
59
59
58
58
418
34
33
31
42
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
W
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
S
18
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
S
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
81
50
82
8
10
10
10
10
10
104
61
110
71
24
3
3
1
21
58
46
46
20
47
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
4
0.5
SE
4
2.2
WNW
13
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
2
4
2
7
1451
4
5
6
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
77
74
0
0
0
0
45
45
44
45
45
45
45
45
44
509
75
45
45
45
44
0
0
144
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
6
3
9
7
4
3
3
6
7
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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