Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 6AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 161mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
386 | 368 | 458 | 539 | 627 | 620 | 322 | 322 | 430 | 403 | 382 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 257 | 194 | 189 | 239 | 239 | 239 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on |
High Tide | 5:22AM3.72m | 5:39PM3.53m | 6:03AM3.67m | 6:22PM3.40m | 6:43AM3.53m | 7:04PM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.02m | 11:32AM0.17m | 11:47PM0.10m | 12:15PM0.22m | 00:28AM0.26m | 12:57PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 41 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
386 | 368 | 458 | 539 | 627 | 620 | 322 | 322 | 430 | 403 | 382 | 64 | 64 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 230 | 193 | 157 | 121 | 96 | 70 | 70 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | S 12 | SW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
47 | 72 | 109 | 11 | 71 | 3 | 98 | 153 | 137 | 47 | 62 | 272 | 272 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 272 | 268 | 257 | 194 | 189 | 239 | 239 | 239 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 9 | — | SSW 12 | SW 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 |
13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | — | 46 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 44 | 23 | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | 149 | 216 | 211 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 131 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 69 | 137 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
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