
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 7AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 110mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
289 | 334 | 165 | 165 | 258 | 263 | 276 | 222 | 229 | 246 | 227 | 213 | 155 | 157 | 155 | 150 | 109 | 142 | 106 | 134 | 129 | 108 | 181 | 189 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:18AM3.52m | 7:36PM3.19m | 8:03AM3.35m | 8:25PM2.98m | 8:49AM3.15m | 9:17PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.21m | 1:31PM0.43m | 1:44AM0.43m | 2:20PM0.58m | 2:31AM0.67m | 3:11PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 28 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
289 | 334 | 161 | 161 | 258 | 263 | 276 | 222 | 229 | 246 | 227 | 213 | 72 | 68 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 37 | 38 | 43 | 57 | 72 | 70 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
30 | 22 | 165 | 34 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 54 | 52 | 47 | 48 | 57 | 155 | 157 | 155 | 150 | 109 | 107 | 104 | 134 | 129 | 73 | 181 | 189 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | — | S 21 |
37 | 36 | 30 | 165 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 58 | 60 | 30 | 12 | 43 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 87 | 142 | 106 | 100 | 71 | 108 | — | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 137 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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