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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 Wednesday 07 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 2.1°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 9AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (07 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (07 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
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)
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
1.1
W
1.7
W
1.9
WNW
1.6
W
1.9
W
2
W
2.4
WNW
1.8
W
1.9
WNW
1.4
WNW
1
W
0.8
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)111111111111577888988888161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1981511491121128355270387318464539838450471257118107149147144196191184
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
S
5
E
5
N
10
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
40
WNW
40
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
N
20
N
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrossglassglassonononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:36AM
1.26
11:39AM
1.48
1:21AM
1.29
12:31PM
1.23
2:08AM
1.31
1:38PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:55AM
0.61
6:39PM
-0.01
7:05AM
0.62
7:17PM
0.19
8:31AM
0.60
7:56PM
0.38
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------6:58-----
Sunset-----5:00-------5:01-------5:02--
cloud
part cloud
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. °C161515151616151515151414141415141515151415161616
Feels °C (?)14131414151210121096576781099810111110
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