
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 11PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
209 | 209 | 178 | 134 | 134 | 173 | 116 | 100 | 147 | 147 | 149 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 217 | 201 | 89 | 92 | 137 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:27PM3.41m | 5:41AM3.60m | 6:09PM3.33m | 6:23AM3.48m | 6:55PM3.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM0.30m | 11:58AM0.13m | 00:11AM0.39m | 12:42PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 |
183 | 180 | 178 | 134 | 134 | 173 | 116 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 104 | 103 | 10 | 217 | 201 | 89 | 92 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
209 | 209 | 123 | 123 | 81 | 3 | 102 | 100 | 147 | 147 | 149 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 16 | 37 | 58 | 56 | 137 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 13 | S 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 103 | 37 | 36 | 72 | 72 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 12 | 13 | — | — | 28 | 43 | 46 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 183 | 99 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 291 | 225 | 209 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 69 | 99 | 229 | 209 | 166 | 221 |
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