Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 512 | 506 | 480 | 455 | 443 | 437 | 437 | 431 | 389 | 316 | 312 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 277 | 273 | 273 | 269 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:49PM3.08m | 4:22AM3.08m | 4:26PM3.15m | 4:57AM3.20m | 5:03PM3.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.46m | 10:23AM0.72m | 10:41PM0.40m | 11:00AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 35 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 512 | 506 | 480 | 455 | 443 | 437 | 437 | 431 | 389 | 316 | 312 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 277 | 273 | 273 | 269 | 269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | S 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 7 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | — | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | W 19 | S 9 | — | SSW 8 | W 11 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 13 | S 22 | S 21 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 0 | 0 |
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