Surf Forecasts:
Ben Weston (Catalina Island) surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 14 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period, SSW swell with 528 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 11 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ben Weston (Catalina Island) this week:
The surf forecast for Ben Weston (Catalina Island) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 19s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ben Weston (Catalina Island) in the next 16 days are 0.9m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 13s period and expected on Monday (Aug 10) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 19s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ben Weston (Catalina Island) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 288 | 191 | 167 | 163 | 143 | 102 | 96 | 83 | 154 | 207 | 138 | 173 | 206 | 166 | 196 | 186 | 193 | 280 | 528 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:25PM1.80m | 8:56AM1.10m | 7:25PM1.93m | 9:29AM1.19m | 8:17PM2.01m | 10:01AM1.29m | 9:06PM2.04m | 10:33AM1.37m | 9:52PM1.99m | 11:06AM1.44m | 10:36PM1.87m | 11:38AM1.49m | 11:20PM1.69m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM-0.20m | 1:08PM0.78m | 2:54AM-0.32m | 2:07PM0.67m | 3:35AM-0.37m | 2:58PM0.55m | 4:12AM-0.36m | 3:46PM0.45m | 4:48AM-0.29m | 4:34PM0.39m | 5:22AM-0.16m | 5:22PM0.36m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 201 | 288 | 191 | 167 | 163 | 143 | 102 | 68 | 55 | 154 | 207 | 138 | 173 | 206 | 166 | 196 | 186 | 169 | 280 | 528 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 11 | W 4 | W 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 37 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 25 | 97 | 96 | 54 | 54 | 25 | 27 | 43 | 38 | 26 | 21 | 46 | 193 | 142 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SW 12 | W 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | S 9 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | S 12 | SW 20 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 37 | 13 | 45 | 23 | 62 | 2 | 28 | 83 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 98 | 22 | 40 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | W 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 25 | — | — | 25 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 12 | — | — | 10 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 41 | 140 | 91 | 41 | 47 | 140 | 54 | 0 | 91 | 53 | 45 | 91 | 75 | 45 | 140 | 64 | 47 | 140 | 41 |
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