Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
30.0°C
2.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 12PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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)
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
104
116
123
123
120
117
170
202
202
267
258
229
223
223
223
291
291
330
334
334
306
287
Wind (km/h)
0
W
5
N
5
NNE
10
SW
0
NW
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
ESE
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:54AM3.64m
4:25PM3.45m
4:36AM3.68m
5:09PM3.47m
5:21AM3.64m
5:55PM3.41m
Low Tide
10:12AM0.02m
10:26PM0.27m
10:55AM-0.03m
11:10PM0.28m
11:40AM0.01m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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2
3
5
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3
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Temp °C
26
26
27
27
25
26
25
25
25
25
27
29
31
29
28
27
26
25
27
30
29
27
27
Feels °C
31
30
30
30
30
30
27
27
27
27
29
32
35
33
32
30
29
26
28
33
31
30
30
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