Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 11AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
239 | 239 | 236 | 229 | 204 | 201 | 137 | 137 | 149 | 246 | 221 | 323 | 399 | 395 | 390 | 386 | 368 | 458 | 539 | 627 | 620 | 322 | 322 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:53AM3.53m | 4:08PM3.55m | 4:38AM3.67m | 4:54PM3.58m | 5:22AM3.72m | 5:39PM3.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.29m | 10:21PM0.02m | 10:47AM0.19m | 11:05PM0.02m | 11:32AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
239 | 239 | 236 | 229 | 204 | 201 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 246 | 221 | 323 | 399 | 395 | 390 | 386 | 368 | 458 | 539 | 627 | 620 | 322 | 322 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | S 12 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
37 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 98 | 93 | 117 | 81 | 72 | 111 | 47 | 72 | 79 | 7 | 71 | 3 | 34 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 9 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
7 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 39 | 98 | 97 | 149 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | 46 | 42 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 85 | 99 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 69 | 0 |
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