Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 286 | 282 | 277 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 212 | 202 | 193 | 193 | 190 | 190 | 187 | 184 | 158 | 169 | 212 | 212 | 189 | 179 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:31AM3.51m | 5:50PM3.30m | 6:07AM3.50m | 6:29PM3.23m | 6:46AM3.43m | 7:11PM3.10m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.31m | 11:53PM0.35m | 12:22PM0.32m | 00:31AM0.44m | 1:03PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 286 | 282 | 277 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 212 | 202 | 193 | 193 | 190 | 190 | 187 | 184 | 158 | 169 | 212 | 212 | 189 | 147 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | S 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 63 | 62 | 83 | 83 | 124 | 120 | 166 | 179 | 153 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 85 | 83 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 166 | 40 | 69 |
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