Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 12PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 209 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 204 | 197 | 179 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 169 | 166 | 160 | 160 | 162 | 158 | 112 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:23AM2.45m | 00:22AM2.45m | 12:35PM2.54m | 1:19AM2.64m | 1:31PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM1.36m | 5:56PM1.13m | 6:27AM1.27m | 6:57PM1.01m | 7:25AM1.10m | 7:45PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 38 | 41 | 40 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 135 | 105 | 173 | 105 | 171 | 99 | 166 | 160 | 160 | 162 | 158 | 112 | 87 | 15 | 21 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 209 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 204 | 197 | 179 | 173 | 173 | 20 | 173 | 21 | 169 | 21 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 85 | 84 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 51 | 84 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 47 | 40 | 46 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 9 | — | — | 22 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 225 | 99 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 484 | 242 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 242 | 0 | 0 |
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