Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 4PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
236 | 229 | 204 | 201 | 137 | 137 | 149 | 246 | 221 | 323 | 399 | 395 | 390 | 386 | 368 | 458 | 539 | 627 | 481 | 322 | 322 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 4:08PM3.55m | 4:38AM3.67m | 4:54PM3.58m | 5:22AM3.72m | 5:39PM3.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.29m | 10:21PM0.02m | 10:47AM0.19m | 11:05PM0.02m | 11:32AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
236 | 229 | 204 | 201 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 246 | 221 | 323 | 399 | 395 | 390 | 386 | 368 | 458 | 539 | 627 | 481 | 322 | 322 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 98 | 93 | 117 | 81 | 72 | 125 | 47 | 72 | 109 | 8 | 71 | 20 | 31 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 9 | — | SW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
6 | 6 | 42 | 39 | 98 | 97 | 149 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 3 | — | 3 | 42 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 69 | 40 | 69 |
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