Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
193 | 193 | 190 | 190 | 187 | 184 | 177 | 169 | 212 | 189 | 261 | 179 | 153 | 181 | 186 | 161 | 161 | 169 | 242 | 226 | 330 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:29PM3.23m | 6:46AM3.43m | 7:11PM3.10m | 7:29AM3.30m | 8:00PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM0.32m | 00:31AM0.44m | 1:03PM0.39m | 1:13AM0.57m | 1:50PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
193 | 193 | 190 | 190 | 187 | 184 | 177 | 169 | 212 | 189 | 261 | 147 | 140 | 129 | 127 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 158 | 156 | 153 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 120 | 166 | 179 | 153 | 181 | 186 | 99 | 98 | 169 | 242 | 226 | 330 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 63 | 62 | 83 | 83 | 124 | 13 | 119 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 146 | 145 | 96 | 95 | 85 | 42 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 242 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 69 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
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