Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
170 | 158 | 154 | 149 | 373 | 350 | 393 | 249 | 355 | 349 | 337 | 325 | 319 | 249 | 245 | 195 | 180 | 140 | 131 | 128 | 128 | 120 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:49AM2.87m | 9:24PM2.55m | 9:42AM2.68m | 10:29PM2.40m | 10:48AM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.93m | 3:14PM0.90m | 3:26AM1.13m | 4:14PM1.04m | 4:30AM1.27m | 5:26PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
107 | 107 | 109 | 107 | 373 | 350 | 393 | 249 | 355 | 349 | 337 | 325 | 319 | 249 | 245 | 195 | 180 | 140 | 131 | 128 | 128 | 98 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
170 | 158 | 154 | 149 | 6 | 67 | 14 | 96 | 10 | — | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 61 | 100 | 102 | 99 | 95 | 86 | 121 | 120 | 80 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 16 | S 19 | — | — | S 22 | S 22 | SW 15 | S 22 | S 22 | S 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
18 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 7 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 99 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
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