Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Issued: 12 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.2° C

1.0°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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 6PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (20 Jun)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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)
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
251
158
148
191
217
217
217
186
138
178
178
178
123
123
120
155
173
173
173
216
253
332
572
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:46AM3.42m
8:04PM3.14m
8:39AM3.28m
9:00PM2.94m
9:33AM3.14m
10:01PM2.78m
Low Tide
1:59PM0.55m
2:16AM0.44m
2:56PM0.68m
3:10AM0.66m
3:55PM0.78m
4:06AM0.85m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
6:44
 mm
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
1
3
3
Temp °C
28
29
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
26
26
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
33
32
31
30
31
31
30
30
32
31
30
32
31
31
30
30
32
33
29
31
29
29
30
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
Energy kJ
255
251
158
148
191
217
217
217
186
138
138
134
131
46
45
61
26
35
35
173
41
53
332
572
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
Energy kJ
66
45
64
59
20
19
19
38
38
124
178
178
178
123
89
88
155
173
173
34
171
253
53
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
S
22
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
18
9
75
97
75
75
74
74
91
38
55
54
52
123
123
120
68
68
68
68
216
173
147
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
Energy kJ
3
7
21
59
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
131
181
209
40
0
0
0
0
209
209
99
91
0
0
0
0
137
166
99
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Veraguas
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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