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Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 27 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
29.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
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 83mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
232 | 229 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 198 | 225 | 239 | 261 | 264 | 229 | 201 | 154 | 156 | 158 | 223 | 334 | 270 | 539 | 505 | 573 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:03PM3.02m | 1:39AM2.81m | 1:49PM3.06m | 2:25AM2.87m | 2:30PM3.09m | 3:06AM2.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM0.70m | 7:36AM0.90m | 8:10PM0.61m | 8:21AM0.85m | 8:51PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 |
— | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 232 | 229 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 198 | 225 | 239 | 261 | 264 | 229 | 201 | 154 | 156 | 158 | 223 | 334 | 270 | 539 | 505 | 573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 36 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 138 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 26 | SSW 6 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 64 | 109 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 55 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 63 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | 47 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 83 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 83 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
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