Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 9PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 116 | 113 | 165 | 149 | 214 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 246 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:04AM2.81m | 8:41PM2.55m | 8:55AM2.61m | 9:45PM2.40m | 10:02AM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM0.90m | 2:43AM1.16m | 3:26PM1.07m | 3:49AM1.32m | 4:40PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 151 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 111 | 33 | 111 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 45 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 111 | 89 | 106 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 246 | 223 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 21 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 84 | 78 | 75 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 34 | 87 | 62 | 116 | 113 | 165 | 149 | 214 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 131 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 183 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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