Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 10AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
184 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 174 | 200 | 193 | 184 | 179 | 149 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 142 | 137 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:08PM2.63m | 1:56AM2.60m | 2:01PM2.77m | 2:40AM2.81m | 2:46PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM1.24m | 7:35PM0.92m | 7:54AM1.10m | 8:21PM0.77m | 8:40AM0.93m | 9:01PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 174 | 29 | 21 | 184 | 179 | 149 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 142 | 32 | 41 | 43 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 |
184 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 37 | 200 | 193 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 137 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 19 |
61 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 28 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 27 | 34 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 40 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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