
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
273 | 297 | 301 | 301 | 366 | 356 | 326 | 257 | 312 | 253 | 307 | 307 | 253 | 257 | 341 | 215 | 165 | 249 | 277 | 196 | 189 | 192 | 312 | 253 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:30PM3.40m | 3:13AM3.29m | 3:27PM3.52m | 4:07AM3.48m | 4:20PM3.60m | 4:57AM3.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54PM0.17m | 9:16AM0.44m | 9:48PM0.03m | 10:11AM0.32m | 10:38PM-0.05m | 11:03AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | |
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
273 | 297 | 301 | 301 | 366 | 356 | 326 | 257 | 312 | 253 | 307 | 307 | 253 | 257 | 341 | 215 | 165 | 249 | 277 | 178 | 189 | 192 | 312 | 253 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 23 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 |
14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 172 | 120 | 116 | 92 | 90 | 10 | 111 | 111 | 107 | 111 | 196 | 142 | 138 | 10 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | W 6 | S 18 | S 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | S 22 | S 22 | S 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 59 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NNE 3 | — | SSE 7 | SW 6 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 15 | 8 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
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