Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.7°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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 1PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
211
183
183
183
180
131
120
118
118
116
99
68
73
96
146
95
94
57
64
79
121
121
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
0
NNE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
SE
10
S
0
SSW
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:14AM3.67m
4:34PM3.52m
4:53AM3.68m
5:14PM3.48m
5:30AM3.60m
5:53PM3.36m
Low Tide
10:26AM0.14m
10:40PM0.15m
11:05AM0.12m
11:18PM0.23m
11:44AM0.18m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:24
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
8
6
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
28
29
28
28
28
27
26
26
28
29
28
28
26
25
26
25
27
29
28
28
27
Feels °C
31
31
33
33
31
32
32
31
30
31
34
33
31
33
29
29
31
28
30
32
31
33
31
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