
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 7AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
400 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 321 | 316 | 273 | 204 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 204 | 273 | 297 | 301 | 301 | 366 | 356 | 326 | 257 | 312 | 253 | 249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:29PM3.27m | 2:15AM3.08m | 2:30PM3.40m | 3:13AM3.29m | 3:27PM3.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12AM0.75m | 7:57PM0.35m | 8:16AM0.60m | 8:54PM0.17m | 9:16AM0.44m | 9:48PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
400 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 321 | 316 | 273 | 204 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 204 | 273 | 297 | 301 | 301 | 366 | 356 | 326 | 257 | 312 | 253 | 249 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 |
24 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 134 | 134 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 172 | 120 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 23 | S 23 | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | W 6 | S 18 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 |
9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 100 | 139 | 135 | 20 | 14 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | NW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
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