
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- 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 9AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| 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 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
400 | 394 | 394 | 321 | 312 | 207 | 198 | 195 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 145 | 136 | 85 | 149 | 214 | 125 | 186 | 133 | 178 | 276 | 276 | 240 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:07PM3.01m | 1:00AM2.84m | 1:19PM3.13m | 2:06AM3.07m | 2:22PM3.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM0.95m | 6:40PM0.63m | 7:04AM0.83m | 7:46PM0.45m | 8:10AM0.65m | 8:43PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | 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 |
400 | 394 | 394 | 321 | 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) | S 19 | S 24 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 85 | 56 | 214 | 56 | 22 | 33 | 113 | 116 | 134 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 22 | 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 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
11 | 7 | 32 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 52 | 67 | 102 | 86 | 83 | 26 | 149 | 56 | 22 | 73 | 127 | 34 | 40 | 40 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
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