Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 12AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
264 | 302 | 318 | 318 | 280 | 199 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 170 | 158 | 154 | 149 | 373 | 413 | 393 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:47PM2.99m | 8:04AM3.10m | 8:32PM2.76m | 8:49AM2.87m | 9:24PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.52m | 1:49AM0.70m | 2:24PM0.71m | 2:34AM0.93m | 3:14PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 |
55 | 54 | 318 | 318 | 280 | 199 | 188 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 62 | 81 | 107 | 107 | 109 | 107 | 373 | 413 | 393 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 |
264 | 302 | 54 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 170 | 158 | 154 | 149 | 6 | 67 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 10 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 20 |
— | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 131 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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