Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 10PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 312 | 207 | 198 | 195 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 145 | 136 | 85 | 149 | 214 | 148 | 186 | 133 | 178 | 276 | 276 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:00AM2.84m | 1:19PM3.13m | 2:06AM3.07m | 2:22PM3.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.63m | 7:04AM0.83m | 7:46PM0.45m | 8:10AM0.65m | 8:43PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 312 | 207 | 198 | 195 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 145 | 136 | 82 | 125 | 126 | 125 | 186 | 133 | 178 | 276 | 276 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 85 | 56 | 214 | 56 | 22 | 22 | 113 | 136 | 134 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 52 | 67 | 102 | 86 | 83 | 26 | 149 | 56 | 148 | 73 | 127 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 40 | 40 |
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