Playa Santa Catalina surf break

Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 EST
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Playa Santa Catalina surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
27.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 8AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141414141414161616151515151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)687678669660557472549459452401322322813803671744696687573557549633534534
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
SSW
25
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
onononglassglassglassoffglassonononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22AM
3.32
3:36PM
3.65
4:06AM
3.47
4:19PM
3.76
4:50AM
3.54
5:03PM
3.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:24AM
0.34
9:55PM
0.04
10:07AM
0.22
10:37PM
-0.07
10:51AM
0.18
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:15-------6:15-------6:13----
Sunset------6:32-------6:32-------6:32-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------11----432111--
Temp. °C282625252931292828272625282929272727272627292827
Feels °C (?)312626263031283032302928323030293131302930302929
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