Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ben Weston (Catalina Island) today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ben Weston (Catalina Island) at 8AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ben Weston (Catalina Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 226 | 272 | 302 | 251 | 203 | 258 | 261 | 232 | 237 | 242 | 280 | 291 | 291 | 358 | 519 | 358 | 348 | 275 | 268 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:22AM1.09m | 3:24PM1.44m | 3:54AM0.91m | 4:16PM1.46m | 6:11AM0.84m | 5:11PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33AM0.39m | 10:28PM0.48m | 9:15AM0.57m | 11:57PM0.37m | 10:10AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 169 | 163 | 272 | 302 | 152 | 151 | 112 | 261 | 232 | 237 | 242 | 152 | 291 | 291 | 358 | 519 | 358 | 50 | 40 | 268 | 264 | 264 | 253 | 320 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 5 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 239 | 226 | 112 | 112 | 251 | 203 | 258 | 100 | 69 | 70 | 237 | 280 | 145 | 150 | 90 | 30 | 43 | 348 | 275 | 29 | 113 | 206 | 264 | 233 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 21 | SSE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 10 | 114 | 114 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 71 | 31 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 33 | — | — | 42 | 27 | 61 | 109 | 155 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 0 | 47 | 170 | 91 | 64 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 170 | 140 | 77 | 66 | 57 | 41 | 41 | 140 | 91 | 140 | 74 | 67 |
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