Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 73 | 96 | 146 | 95 | 94 | 57 | 64 | 79 | 121 | 121 | 214 | 218 | 127 | 123 | 207 | 270 | 267 | 243 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:14PM3.48m | 5:30AM3.60m | 5:53PM3.36m | 6:07AM3.46m | 6:31PM3.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.23m | 11:44AM0.18m | 11:56PM0.36m | 12:21PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 42 | 38 | 42 | 38 | 39 | 55 | 33 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 67 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 51 | 270 | 267 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 68 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 37 | 56 | 121 | 214 | 218 | 127 | 123 | 207 | 38 | 37 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 37 | 73 | 96 | 146 | 95 | 94 | 18 | 64 | 79 | 121 | 55 | 54 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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