Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
30.0°C
2.3° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
19
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
464
422
334
334
627
733
481
475
463
581
468
530
428
400
400
472
486
486
486
352
348
334
295
402
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
0
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:03PM3.12m
2:26AM3.37m
2:50PM3.26m
3:08AM3.50m
3:33PM3.36m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.58m
8:10PM0.50m
8:41AM0.39m
8:54PM0.40m
9:22AM0.25m
9:35PM0.35m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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1
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3
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2
6
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2
Temp °C
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
27
26
26
28
28
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
28
27
26
Feels °C
31
31
32
33
32
31
31
32
31
30
30
33
31
32
32
30
31
32
32
32
32
31
31
30
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