Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 2AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
848
724
612
554
539
439
434
451
457
372
353
344
344
309
339
239
240
243
239
451
481
481
481
568
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
SSW
10
S
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:47PM2.70m
10:12AM3.06m
10:53PM2.69m
11:16AM3.08m
00:03AM2.75m
12:23PM3.15m
Low Tide
3:42PM0.81m
3:49AM0.89m
4:44PM0.76m
4:54AM0.91m
5:50PM0.67m
6:03AM0.86m
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6:13
6:13
6:13
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6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
3
6
1
1
2
3
2
6
7
2
2
2
2
3
5
1
5
2
1
5
Temp °C
30
29
29
28
27
27
29
30
29
26
26
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
Feels °C
33
32
33
32
31
31
33
34
33
30
30
32
31
32
33
29
30
30
30
29
30
30
31
33
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