Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
30.0° C
2.1° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 9AM is: 0.7m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)21s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)20s
Evening (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
718
718
584
404
300
346
596
590
590
590
475
415
413
491
491
486
480
480
508
351
480
325
343
534
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
15
SSE
10
S
0
SSE
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
E
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
High Tide
12:36PM2.68m
1:28AM2.52m
1:34PM2.74m
2:20AM2.64m
2:24PM2.85m
Low Tide
6:21AM1.21m
7:08PM0.93m
7:22AM1.16m
8:01PM0.82m
8:15AM1.05m
8:47PM0.69m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
6
9
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
29
30
28
28
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
27
25
Feels °C
29
29
29
29
32
32
31
33
32
30
30
32
33
32
32
31
31
30
30
32
32
31
29
28
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