
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 5AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
451 | 481 | 481 | 481 | 568 | 561 | 428 | 405 | 400 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 321 | 316 | 273 | 204 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 204 | 273 | 297 | 301 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:23PM3.15m | 1:12AM2.89m | 1:29PM3.27m | 2:15AM3.08m | 2:30PM3.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM0.86m | 6:55PM0.53m | 7:12AM0.75m | 7:57PM0.35m | 8:16AM0.60m | 8:54PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
451 | 481 | 481 | 481 | 568 | 561 | 428 | 405 | 400 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 85 | 73 | 316 | 273 | 204 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 204 | 273 | 297 | 301 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 |
34 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 38 | 68 | 394 | 321 | 70 | 48 | 35 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 9 | — | S 8 | — | — | S 22 | S 22 | S 22 | S 23 | S 23 | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
104 | 6 | — | 13 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 100 | 139 | 135 | 134 | 134 | 6 | 37 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 166 | 69 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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