
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 4PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
173 | 171 | 169 | 166 | 160 | 160 | 162 | 158 | 112 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:35PM2.54m | 1:19AM2.64m | 1:31PM2.71m | 2:02AM2.86m | 2:16PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57PM1.01m | 7:25AM1.10m | 7:45PM0.85m | 8:10AM0.88m | 8:25PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
105 | 171 | 99 | 166 | 160 | 160 | 162 | 158 | 112 | 87 | 85 | 14 | 82 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 81 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
173 | 21 | 169 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 84 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 |
40 | 46 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 2 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 |
— | — | — | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 34 | 42 | 51 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 242 | 497 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 578 | 242 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 291 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
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