Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 12AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 276 | 276 | 240 | 164 | 149 | 204 | 229 | 366 | 357 | 270 | 305 | 301 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 229 | 204 | 201 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:22PM3.29m | 3:03AM3.32m | 3:18PM3.45m | 3:53AM3.53m | 4:08PM3.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.26m | 9:08AM0.45m | 9:34PM0.10m | 10:00AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 276 | 276 | 240 | 118 | 120 | 204 | 229 | 366 | 357 | 270 | 305 | 301 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 229 | 204 | 201 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 116 | 134 | 70 | 164 | 149 | 203 | 156 | 37 | 41 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 37 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 25 | 47 | 52 | 8 | 29 | 208 | 75 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 39 | 98 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 99 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 69 | 0 |
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