Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
30.0° C
2.1° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 12AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
155
206
145
142
140
134
143
127
178
189
246
128
128
98
147
133
167
127
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
8:25PM2.98m
8:49AM3.15m
9:17PM2.77m
9:39AM2.95m
Low Tide
2:20PM0.58m
2:31AM0.67m
3:11PM0.74m
3:20AM0.89m
4:05PM0.87m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
1
1
1
3
4
5
4
3
2
2
1
3
5
Temp °C
27
26
26
25
25
25
27
29
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
32
29
29
28
28
28
30
33
31
30
31
31
30
31
31
31
31
30
30
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