Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Issued: 12 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.7° C

1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 21s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 4PM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)2ft (0.6m)21s
Afternoon (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
300
339
480
590
716
590
475
322
286
395
480
480
480
390
475
261
237
173
173
173
226
226
226
226
Wind (km/h)
10
S
0
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
ENE
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
N
0
WNW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:31PM3.65m
5:10AM3.54m
5:24PM3.61m
6:02AM3.56m
6:16PM3.50m
6:54AM3.51m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.30m
10:51PM-0.08m
11:14AM0.28m
11:42PM-0.05m
12:08PM0.33m
00:33AM0.06m
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:42
6:43
6:43
 mm
10
7
5
2
2
1
5
4
2
Temp °C
26
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
25
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
29
30
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
30
31
30
30
29
31
31
30
30
31
30
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
Energy kJ
249
198
480
590
716
590
226
223
195
395
480
227
480
390
475
178
175
169
167
167
161
109
226
226
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
Energy kJ
300
339
195
195
201
223
475
322
286
181
227
480
183
183
81
261
237
173
173
173
226
226
107
106
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
Energy kJ
31
20
20
20
19
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
7
7
12
12
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
85
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
83
40
0
0
40
40
0
0
83
69
69
40
40
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
8
8
5
4
4
4
6
5
9
7
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
4
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