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Santa Caterina surfForecast / Sardinia / Italy
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Santa Caterina surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Santa Caterina sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Santa Caterina today?
The current surf forecast for Santa Caterina at 7PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Santa Caterina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | |
21 | 22 | 23 | 54 | 98 | 129 | 104 | 89 | 66 | 77 | 141 | 437 | 731 | 634 | 582 | 344 | 299 | 241 | 191 | 151 | 164 | 141 | 102 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:57PM0.17m | 6:48AM0.25m | 7:46PM0.20m | 7:29AM0.25m | 8:30PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM0.06m | 00:22AM0.08m | 1:34PM0.04m | 1:21AM0.08m | 2:07PM0.02m | 2:15AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | 8:34 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
 kJ | — | — | 14 | 54 | 98 | 129 | 104 | 89 | 30 | 23 | 59 | 93 | — | — | — | 344 | 299 | 241 | 191 | 151 | 164 | 141 | 102 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 14 | 12 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 124 | 101 | — | — | — | 42 | 37 | 32 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 8 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | NW 6 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 22 | 23 | — | — | 25 | 28 | — | 66 | 77 | 141 | 437 | 731 | 634 | 582 | — | — | 84 | 66 | 73 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 452 | 397 | 398 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 65 | 12 | 347 | 377 | 433 | 353 | 347 | 332 | 332 | 332 | 332 | 520 | 548 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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