Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 7AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
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 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 390 | 475 | 261 | 237 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 175 | 200 | 200 | 193 | 223 | 251 | 251 | 255 | 255 | 251 | 158 | 148 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:02AM3.56m | 6:16PM3.50m | 6:54AM3.51m | 7:09PM3.33m | 7:46AM3.42m | 8:04PM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42PM-0.05m | 12:08PM0.33m | 00:33AM0.06m | 1:03PM0.43m | 1:24AM0.23m | 1:59PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 390 | 475 | 178 | 175 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 161 | 145 | 226 | 226 | 175 | 107 | 106 | 71 | 223 | 251 | 251 | 255 | 255 | 251 | 158 | 148 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 183 | 111 | 261 | 237 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 226 | 226 | 107 | 106 | 107 | 200 | 200 | 193 | 95 | 47 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | SW 22 | SSW 5 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 75 | 97 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 40 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 131 | 209 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 183 | 209 | 99 |
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