
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 5AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
404 | 395 | 390 | 528 | 528 | 622 | 608 | 566 | 539 | 525 | 525 | 674 | 612 | 666 | 604 | 596 | 487 | 449 | 443 | 443 | 443 | 437 | 437 | 362 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:20AM3.13m | 8:59PM2.78m | 9:23AM2.96m | 10:13PM2.68m | 10:40AM2.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02AM0.73m | 2:46PM0.65m | 3:03AM0.90m | 3:54PM0.77m | 4:20AM1.01m | 5:14PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | 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 |
404 | 395 | 390 | 528 | 528 | 622 | 608 | 566 | 539 | 525 | 525 | 674 | 612 | 666 | 604 | 596 | 487 | 449 | 443 | 443 | 443 | 437 | 437 | 362 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
115 | 111 | 107 | 105 | 107 | 107 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 98 | 97 | 88 | 88 | 54 | 27 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 44 | 32 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
17 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 37 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 131 | 99 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 69 |
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