Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.9°C
2.2° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 10PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (27 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
120
114
114
147
147
147
146
148
214
152
126
146
188
188
176
209
209
178
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SW
0
WSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:10PM3.35m
4:24AM3.59m
4:48PM3.41m
5:01AM3.64m
5:27PM3.41m
Low Tide
10:13PM0.31m
10:39AM0.14m
10:50PM0.27m
11:17AM0.10m
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:13
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6:13
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6:17
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6:16
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 mm
2
7
6
1
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2
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3
1
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2
1
2
4
Temp °C
28
28
27
25
25
25
27
29
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
31
32
31
28
29
29
31
32
31
32
32
32
31
31
32
32
31
30
31
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