Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 4PM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
300 | 339 | 480 | 590 | 716 | 590 | 475 | 322 | 286 | 395 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 390 | 475 | 261 | 237 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 226 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:31PM3.65m | 5:10AM3.54m | 5:24PM3.61m | 6:02AM3.56m | 6:16PM3.50m | 6:54AM3.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.30m | 10:51PM-0.08m | 11:14AM0.28m | 11:42PM-0.05m | 12:08PM0.33m | 00:33AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
— | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | |
mm | 10 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
249 | 198 | 480 | 590 | 716 | 590 | 226 | 223 | 195 | 395 | 480 | 227 | 480 | 390 | 475 | 178 | 175 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 161 | 109 | 226 | 226 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
300 | 339 | 195 | 195 | 201 | 223 | 475 | 322 | 286 | 181 | 227 | 480 | 183 | 183 | 81 | 261 | 237 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 226 | 226 | 107 | 106 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 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 | SSW 6 |
31 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 69 | 69 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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