
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 8AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
539 | 525 | 525 | 674 | 666 | 666 | 604 | 596 | 487 | 530 | 522 | 610 | 443 | 437 | 437 | 362 | 321 | 316 | 316 | 312 | 307 | 236 | 229 | 222 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23AM2.96m | 10:13PM2.68m | 10:40AM2.86m | 11:37PM2.71m | 12:02PM2.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.90m | 3:54PM0.77m | 4:20AM1.01m | 5:14PM0.80m | 5:46AM1.00m | 6:31PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
539 | 525 | 525 | 674 | 666 | 666 | 604 | 596 | 487 | 530 | 522 | 610 | 443 | 437 | 437 | 362 | 321 | 316 | 316 | 312 | 307 | 236 | 229 | 222 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 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 |
91 | 98 | 109 | 75 | 88 | 54 | 52 | 48 | 50 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | S 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
26 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 39 | 75 | 149 | 148 | 146 | 134 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
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