
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
464 | 422 | 334 | 334 | 627 | 733 | 481 | 475 | 463 | 581 | 468 | 530 | 428 | 400 | 400 | 472 | 486 | 486 | 486 | 352 | 348 | 334 | 295 | 402 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:03PM3.12m | 2:26AM3.37m | 2:50PM3.26m | 3:08AM3.50m | 3:33PM3.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM0.58m | 8:10PM0.50m | 8:41AM0.39m | 8:54PM0.40m | 9:22AM0.25m | 9:35PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
464 | 422 | 334 | 334 | 627 | 733 | 481 | 475 | 463 | 581 | 468 | 530 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 472 | 325 | 465 | 389 | 312 | 286 | 334 | 273 | 402 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 |
79 | 93 | 164 | 181 | 117 | 260 | 260 | 68 | 66 | 216 | 428 | 428 | 428 | 214 | 140 | 276 | 486 | 486 | 486 | 352 | 348 | 192 | 295 | 149 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 21 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 7 |
15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 90 | 23 | 68 | 117 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 125 | 7 | 251 | 18 | 17 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 584 | 166 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 433 | 131 | 71 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 166 |
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