Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 7AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 110 | 104 | 96 | 94 | 139 | 137 | 134 | 128 | 184 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 120 | 200 | 193 | 184 | 179 | 149 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 142 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 12:02PM2.54m | 00:59AM2.44m | 1:08PM2.63m | 1:56AM2.60m | 2:01PM2.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46AM1.31m | 6:36PM1.05m | 6:57AM1.24m | 7:35PM0.92m | 7:54AM1.10m | 8:21PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
90 | 90 | 68 | 83 | 83 | 65 | 79 | 43 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 29 | 193 | 184 | 179 | 149 | 103 | 19 | 28 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
79 | 110 | 104 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 128 | 184 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 120 | 200 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 142 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
38 | 75 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 139 | 137 | 134 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 27 | 34 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 131 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 209 | 0 | 0 |
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