Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 24s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 22s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 2AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 24s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 24s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 22s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 12 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 132 | 132 | 69 | 220 | 314 | 368 | 314 | 217 | 213 | 308 | 718 | 718 | 584 | 404 | 300 | 346 | 485 | 590 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:18PM2.48m | 11:34AM2.69m | 00:25AM2.46m | 12:36PM2.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM0.96m | 5:17AM1.18m | 6:07PM0.98m | 6:21AM1.21m | 7:08PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 9 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 68 | 68 | 54 | 54 | 176 | 196 | 203 | 43 | 158 | 44 | 143 | 718 | 718 | 154 | 173 | 138 | 138 | 485 | 590 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 12 | SSW 22 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 87 | 47 | 47 | 69 | 220 | 314 | 368 | 314 | 217 | 54 | 308 | 138 | 135 | 584 | 404 | 300 | 346 | 138 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 23 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 132 | 132 | 132 | 65 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 48 | 26 | 213 | 25 | 50 | 64 | 49 | 47 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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