Ben weston (Catalina Island) 73.5
#2306 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · California · near Long Beach
Works almost every day, no off season, gentle enough to learn.
Best time to surf Ben weston (Catalina Island)
The best time to surf Ben weston (Catalina Island) is January, May, July. It rarely works. In July the water sits around 20°C, so pack a 2 mm shorty, and the typical wave is 0.9 m. The nearest airport is LAX (64 km) and the nearest town is Long Beach (52 km).
| Month | Surfable | Clean | Size | Water | Suit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 90% | 33% | 0.9 m | 16°C | 3/2 |
| Feb | 84% | 15% | 0.8 m | 16°C | 3/2 |
| Mar | 96% | 22% | 1.0 m | 17°C | 3/2 |
| Apr | 99% | 26% | 1.1 m | 17°C | 3/2 |
| May | 99% | 33% | 1.0 m | 17°C | 3/2 |
| Jun | 100% | 22% | 0.8 m | 19°C | 3/2 |
| Jul | 95% | 37% | 0.9 m | 20°C | 2mm |
| Aug | 99% | 24% | 0.8 m | 22°C | 2mm |
| Sep | 96% | 31% | 0.9 m | 21°C | 2mm |
| Oct | 95% | 27% | 0.8 m | 20°C | 2mm |
| Nov | 81% | 19% | 0.8 m | 18°C | 3/2 |
| Dec | 89% | 24% | 0.9 m | 17°C | 3/2 |
Why 73.5
Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.
The detail
Faces 270° with 42% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 79% of days. Mean peak period 11.6 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 81%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 33.376, -118.479 (OpenStreetMap).
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