Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 1PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
179 | 149 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 142 | 137 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 35 | 63 | 62 | 81 | 82 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:56AM2.60m | 2:01PM2.77m | 2:40AM2.81m | 2:46PM2.94m | 3:17AM3.01m | 3:25PM3.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54AM1.10m | 8:21PM0.77m | 8:40AM0.93m | 9:01PM0.61m | 9:20AM0.75m | 9:37PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
179 | 149 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 142 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 55 | 55 | 43 | 41 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 18 |
12 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 137 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 54 | 54 | 123 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 |
27 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 63 | 62 | 81 | 82 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 209 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
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