Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Issued: 6 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.8° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 21s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 2AM is: 0.9m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)2ft (0.6m)21s
Afternoon (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
0
2
4
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
312
269
516
712
578
400
300
339
480
590
716
590
475
322
286
395
480
480
480
390
475
261
237
173
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
0
NNW
0
NW
5
S
10
S
5
SW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:38PM3.62m
4:18AM3.47m
4:31PM3.65m
5:10AM3.54m
5:24PM3.61m
6:02AM3.56m
Low Tide
10:00PM-0.04m
10:20AM0.30m
10:51PM-0.08m
11:14AM0.28m
11:42PM-0.05m
12:08PM0.33m
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thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:42
6:42
6:43
 mm
2
3
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
25
27
29
Feels °C
29
29
30
31
30
29
30
31
30
30
30
30
30
29
31
32
31
31
32
32
30
29
30
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Energy kJ
312
269
261
712
253
253
249
198
480
590
716
590
226
223
195
395
480
227
480
390
475
178
175
169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
22
0.8
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
24
183
516
257
578
400
300
339
195
195
201
223
475
322
286
181
181
480
183
181
81
261
237
173
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
23
0.4
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
140
15
45
32
20
20
20
20
22
22
19
12
12
12
12
12
17
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
4
Energy kJ
40
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
83
83
40
0
0
40
69
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
5
6
8
8
6
5
6
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