Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 12AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (27 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 143 | 92 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 176 | 176 | 120 | 120 | 114 | 114 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 146 | 148 | 214 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:33PM3.24m | 3:49AM3.48m | 4:10PM3.35m | 4:24AM3.59m | 4:48PM3.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.40m | 10:02AM0.26m | 10:13PM0.31m | 10:39AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 8 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 92 | 91 | 89 | 120 | 84 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 147 | 147 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 140 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 6 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 143 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 121 | 176 | 176 | 120 | 120 | 18 | 104 | 82 | 22 | 147 | 146 | 148 | 214 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 24 | S 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | S 6 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 8 | 143 | 92 | 87 | 121 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 113 | 13 | 13 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 99 | 17 | 148 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | NNW 3 | SW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 33 | — | 2 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 245 | 69 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
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