Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 8PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
131 | 128 | 128 | 120 | 94 | 90 | 76 | 104 | 96 | 94 | 139 | 137 | 134 | 128 | 184 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 174 | 200 | 195 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48AM2.55m | 11:47PM2.36m | 12:02PM2.54m | 00:59AM2.44m | 1:08PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM1.10m | 5:46AM1.31m | 6:36PM1.05m | 6:57AM1.24m | 7:35PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 17 |
131 | 128 | 128 | 98 | 94 | 90 | 68 | 68 | 61 | 81 | 82 | 60 | 56 | 43 | 31 | 41 | 20 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 195 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 6 |
95 | 86 | 121 | 120 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 104 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 128 | 184 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 174 | 200 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
18 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 75 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 139 | 137 | 134 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 37 | 37 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 69 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 131 | 99 | 0 |
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