Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 6PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 207 | 270 | 267 | 243 | 229 | 295 | 402 | 326 | 322 | 318 | 259 | 272 | 242 | 186 | 239 | 264 | 264 | 261 | 229 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:31PM3.19m | 6:44AM3.26m | 7:10PM2.99m | 7:22AM3.03m | 7:52PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:21PM0.31m | 00:33AM0.54m | 1:00PM0.49m | 1:11AM0.74m | 1:41PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 44 | 42 | 270 | 267 | 243 | 229 | 295 | 402 | 326 | 322 | 318 | 259 | 272 | 242 | 186 | 239 | 264 | 264 | 261 | 229 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 123 | 207 | 41 | 40 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 35 | 37 | 80 | 45 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 24 | S 11 | SW 24 | SSW 10 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 47 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 40 | 0 |
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