
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
384 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 378 | 454 | 603 | 596 | 697 | 681 | 634 | 604 | 597 | 915 | 904 | 838 | 715 | 715 | 697 | 661 | 472 | 472 | 610 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:49AM2.48m | 00:26AM2.70m | 12:49PM2.63m | 1:13AM2.91m | 1:37PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM1.25m | 6:04PM1.08m | 6:44AM1.07m | 6:56PM0.95m | 7:31AM0.83m | 7:40PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
384 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 596 | 697 | 681 | 634 | 604 | 597 | 915 | 904 | 838 | 715 | 715 | 697 | 661 | 472 | 472 | 610 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 6 |
218 | 336 | 336 | 329 | 377 | 454 | 603 | 290 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 212 | 189 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 127 | 127 | 6 | 6 | 348 | 348 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 21 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 20 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — |
13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | — | 38 | 6 | 6 | 37 | — | 6 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 166 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 166 | 40 | 0 |
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