Ben Weston (Catalina Island) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
17.7° C
(Which is 3.1°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 8PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)181818171716161616161616161610101010101014141412
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154152207202143132129127127125124166121119125123167173133131102815699
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
0
NW
5
SE
0
SSW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SE
0
NE
5
ENE
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglassonononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
onononglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:02PM
0.80
2:32AM
1.45
7:02PM
0.92
4:11AM
1.41
7:33PM
1.04
5:43AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
0.79
11:00AM
-0.04
9:54PM
0.87
12:15PM
-0.11
11:55PM
0.77
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------6:50-------6:50-------6:48-
Sunset-7:07-------7:07-------7:08------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141515151515151617171716161616171819171716161616
Feels °C (?)141515161616161716151615171517171718161716161615
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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