
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 9AM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
590 | 475 | 415 | 413 | 491 | 491 | 486 | 480 | 480 | 508 | 351 | 480 | 325 | 329 | 534 | 751 | 637 | 751 | 943 | 877 | 629 | 601 | 552 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:34PM2.74m | 2:20AM2.64m | 2:24PM2.85m | 3:05AM2.78m | 3:08PM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22AM1.16m | 8:01PM0.82m | 8:15AM1.05m | 8:47PM0.69m | 9:01AM0.93m | 9:28PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
590 | 475 | 415 | 413 | 491 | 491 | 486 | 480 | 480 | 508 | 351 | 480 | 325 | 223 | 534 | 751 | 637 | 751 | 943 | 877 | 629 | 601 | 552 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
99 | 94 | 92 | 80 | 90 | 78 | 77 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 253 | 226 | 223 | 329 | 58 | 16 | 27 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 68 | 57 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 11 | — |
41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 62 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 11 | — | 22 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 166 | 69 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 40 | 0 |
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