
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 12AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
392 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 318 | 302 | 275 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 3:06PM3.37m | 3:33AM3.56m | 3:52PM3.48m | 4:14AM3.67m | 4:34PM3.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.22m | 9:44AM0.24m | 9:59PM0.15m | 10:26AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 |
392 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 318 | 302 | 275 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 |
35 | 34 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 37 | 37 | 54 | 58 | 131 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 10 | — | W 10 | W 9 | S 11 | W 9 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
110 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 85 | 40 | 0 |
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