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Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 22 May 2026 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | |
125 | 144 | 146 | 116 | 138 | 134 | 134 | 133 | 133 | 71 | 100 | 100 | 101 | 67 | 68 | 65 | 136 | 126 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 226 | 264 | 407 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 8:05AM3.25m | 8:22PM3.07m | 9:06AM3.14m | 9:27PM2.89m | 10:09AM3.05m | 10:37PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.67m | 2:41AM0.51m | 3:22PM0.80m | 3:43AM0.69m | 4:30PM0.86m | 4:47AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 |
— | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
31 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 125 | 144 | 146 | 57 | 58 | 134 | 134 | 133 | 133 | 71 | 100 | 33 | 101 | 32 | 67 | 31 | 96 | 126 | 121 | 17 | 18 | 226 | 264 | 407 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 4 | 116 | 138 | 54 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 37 | 67 | 32 | 65 | 21 | 61 | 59 | 120 | 85 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | — | 58 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 25 | 65 | 68 | 52 | 136 | 21 | 21 | 57 | 120 | 35 | 35 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 8 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 72 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 51 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 98 | 40 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 209 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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