Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 1PM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 637 | 751 | 943 | 877 | 629 | 601 | 552 | 539 | 539 | 627 | 724 | 612 | 512 | 506 | 480 | 455 | 443 | 437 | 437 | 431 | 321 | 316 | 307 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:05AM2.78m | 3:08PM2.97m | 3:45AM2.94m | 3:49PM3.08m | 4:22AM3.08m | 4:26PM3.15m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.93m | 9:28PM0.57m | 9:43AM0.82m | 10:06PM0.46m | 10:23AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 637 | 751 | 943 | 877 | 629 | 601 | 552 | 539 | 539 | 627 | 724 | 612 | 512 | 506 | 480 | 455 | 443 | 437 | 437 | 431 | 321 | 316 | 307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 42 | 16 | 26 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 68 | 65 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | W 19 | S 9 | — | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 131 | 0 |
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