Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 12PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
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 Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 186 | 243 | 257 | 264 | 302 | 318 | 318 | 280 | 199 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 170 | 158 | 154 | 149 | 373 | 350 | 387 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:23AM3.33m | 7:47PM2.99m | 8:04AM3.10m | 8:32PM2.76m | 8:49AM2.87m | 9:24PM2.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM0.47m | 1:39PM0.52m | 1:49AM0.70m | 2:24PM0.71m | 2:34AM0.93m | 3:14PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 70 | 65 | 52 | 257 | 61 | 54 | 318 | 318 | 280 | 199 | 188 | 86 | 96 | 96 | 62 | 105 | 107 | 107 | 109 | 107 | 373 | 350 | 387 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 232 | 186 | 243 | 54 | 264 | 302 | 54 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 170 | 158 | 154 | 149 | 6 | 66 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | — | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 59 | 56 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 |
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