
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 2PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
384 | 378 | 357 | 331 | 321 | 312 | 294 | 298 | 390 | 307 | 307 | 303 | 356 | 289 | 294 | 289 | 334 | 163 | 165 | 258 | 263 | 271 | 238 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:45AM3.66m | 6:00PM3.53m | 6:32AM3.63m | 6:48PM3.38m | 7:18AM3.52m | 7:36PM3.19m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.25m | 00:13AM0.05m | 12:43PM0.32m | 00:58AM0.21m | 1:31PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
384 | 378 | 357 | 331 | 321 | 312 | 294 | 298 | 390 | 307 | 307 | 303 | 356 | 289 | 294 | 289 | 334 | 161 | 161 | 258 | 263 | 271 | 238 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 21 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
15 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 163 | 165 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | W 16 | W 16 | S 22 | S 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 21 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 18 | SSW 17 |
15 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 84 | 25 | 37 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 108 | 58 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 85 | 40 | 0 |
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