Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 62 | 74 | 96 | 98 | 96 | 81 | 120 | 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 | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:21PM2.87m | 8:43AM3.14m | 9:18PM2.75m | 9:42AM3.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.64m | 2:23AM0.75m | 3:09PM0.70m | 3:20AM0.87m | 4:13PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | 8 | 22 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 41 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 133 | 253 | 90 | 91 | 154 | 151 | 242 | 267 | 167 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 118 | 57 | 74 | 96 | 98 | 96 | 81 | 120 | 120 | 25 | 137 | 99 | 116 | 78 | 40 | 207 | 136 | 246 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 21 | 28 | 37 | 25 | 39 | 54 | 54 | 77 | 40 | 9 | 134 | 83 | 124 | 123 | 68 | 44 | 65 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 91 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 85 | 0 |
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