
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 85mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 7 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 22 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
303 | 246 | 128 | 98 | 189 | 133 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 161 | 82 | 83 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 65 | 220 | 314 | 368 | 314 | 217 | 213 | 308 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:39AM2.95m | 10:14PM2.60m | 10:33AM2.79m | 11:18PM2.48m | 11:34AM2.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM0.89m | 4:05PM0.87m | 4:15AM1.07m | 5:04PM0.96m | 5:17AM1.18m | 6:07PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 10 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 12 | SW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 |
303 | 246 | 128 | 98 | 189 | 133 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 161 | 37 | 54 | 56 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 50 | 222 | 50 | 177 | 174 | 182 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 21 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 |
9 | 9 | 87 | 69 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 82 | 83 | 87 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 48 | 314 | 368 | 314 | 217 | 213 | 308 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | SSW 6 | S 21 | S 21 | S 14 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 28 | SW 19 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 66 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 65 | 220 | 32 | 28 | 48 | 26 | 26 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 43 | 72 | 49 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 85 | 225 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 91 | 0 | 0 |
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