Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
30.0° C
2.0° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 26s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 26s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 6AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)26s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)26s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
26
0.3
SSW
26
0.3
SSW
26
0.2
SSW
26
0.4
SSW
24
0.5
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.5
SSW
24
0.4
SSW
24
1
SW
11
0.7
SSW
22
0.9
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
111
81
82
83
132
132
132
65
220
314
368
314
217
233
408
718
718
584
404
256
346
485
590
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
E
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
N
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
10:33AM2.79m
11:18PM2.48m
11:34AM2.69m
00:25AM2.46m
12:36PM2.68m
Low Tide
4:15AM1.07m
5:04PM0.96m
5:17AM1.18m
6:07PM0.98m
6:21AM1.21m
7:08PM0.93m
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
9
1
1
2
4
4
4
7
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
27
28
26
26
24
24
24
25
26
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
29
29
29
31
32
29
30
25
26
26
27
27
30
29
29
28
29
29
28
29
30
31
31
30
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