Ben Weston (Catalina Island) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.38° N 118.48° W

Ben Weston (Catalina Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ben Weston (Catalina Island) sea temperature is
20.7° C
2.6° 

Ben Weston (Catalina Island) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ben Weston (Catalina Island) today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ben Weston (Catalina Island) at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
9
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
89
90
99
86
141
127
181
130
130
91
74
74
75
107
243
243
249
255
201
173
90
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:27PM1.32m
11:36PM1.81m
1:08PM1.36m
00:25AM1.59m
1:51PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:59AM-0.36m
5:36PM0.55m
6:38AM-0.21m
6:35PM0.55m
7:17AM-0.02m
7:41PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
Feels °C
19
19
20
22
21
21
19
19
18
18
19
19
20
19
20
20
20
20
19
21
20
22
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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