Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.9° C
1.9° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 1AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
175
167
127
125
123
123
121
87
85
90
158
56
56
77
70
69
167
158
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:38PM3.19m
6:04AM3.32m
6:15PM3.16m
6:38AM3.33m
6:53PM3.09m
Low Tide
11:48PM0.40m
12:12PM0.56m
00:22AM0.45m
12:49PM0.56m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:44
6:44
 mm
4
5
3
1
1
2
4
1
1
3
3
3
5
Temp °C
29
28
28
28
27
27
28
30
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
28
28
27
Feels °C
32
32
32
32
31
31
32
34
33
32
32
31
31
32
33
32
31
32
30
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