
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 70 | 68 | 79 | 118 | 83 | 74 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 81 | 82 | 120 | 133 | 253 | 134 | 116 | 154 | 151 | 242 | 267 | 246 | 232 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:55AM3.23m | 8:21PM2.87m | 8:43AM3.14m | 9:18PM2.75m | 9:42AM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37AM0.63m | 2:15PM0.64m | 2:23AM0.75m | 3:09PM0.70m | 3:20AM0.87m | 4:13PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
50 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 41 | 29 | 58 | 62 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 81 | 35 | 34 | 253 | 119 | 91 | 154 | 151 | 242 | 267 | 210 | 232 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 |
58 | 60 | 61 | 79 | 118 | 83 | 74 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 81 | 82 | 120 | 133 | 137 | 99 | 116 | 78 | 44 | 207 | 136 | 246 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 22 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 37 | 24 | 39 | 54 | 39 | 77 | 40 | 9 | 134 | 83 | 124 | 123 | 66 | 48 | 65 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 85 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 69 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
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