Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 4PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
337 | 325 | 319 | 249 | 245 | 195 | 180 | 140 | 131 | 128 | 128 | 120 | 94 | 90 | 110 | 104 | 102 | 94 | 139 | 137 | 134 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:42AM2.68m | 10:29PM2.40m | 10:48AM2.55m | 11:47PM2.36m | 12:02PM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14PM1.04m | 4:30AM1.27m | 5:26PM1.10m | 5:46AM1.31m | 6:36PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 |
337 | 325 | 319 | 249 | 245 | 195 | 180 | 140 | 131 | 128 | 128 | 98 | 94 | 90 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 61 | 100 | 102 | 99 | 95 | 86 | 121 | 120 | 80 | 79 | 110 | 104 | 102 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 22 | S 22 | SW 15 | S 22 | S 22 | S 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
— | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 75 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 139 | 137 | 134 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 85 | 69 | 69 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 69 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 83 | 69 | 0 |
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