Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.8°C
1.8° 

Playa Santa Catalina surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 6PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1ft (0.3m)18s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
62
81
82
123
119
132
175
99
146
171
261
316
316
395
381
464
539
532
525
512
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
SSW
0
ESE
0
NE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
SE
10
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:25PM3.09m
3:52AM3.20m
4:02PM3.21m
4:25AM3.36m
4:37PM3.29m
Low Tide
9:20AM0.75m
9:37PM0.48m
9:57AM0.59m
10:11PM0.38m
10:33AM0.45m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
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6:35
6:34
6:34
 mm
3
4
3
4
1
3
3
1
3
6
1
2
1
2
4
5
6
3
Temp °C
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
28
29
28
28
27
Feels °C
32
35
34
33
33
32
32
31
31
33
32
31
32
31
30
30
33
33
32
32
31
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