Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.9° C
1.8° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 2AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
85
149
214
148
186
133
178
276
276
240
164
149
203
229
366
357
270
305
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:19PM3.13m
2:06AM3.07m
2:22PM3.29m
3:03AM3.32m
3:18PM3.45m
Low Tide
7:46PM0.45m
8:10AM0.65m
8:43PM0.26m
9:08AM0.45m
9:34PM0.10m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:42
6:40
 mm
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
33
31
28
27
27
27
28
31
30
29
29
28
27
27
29
30
29
28
28
Feels °C
36
34
30
30
30
30
31
35
33
33
33
32
30
31
34
34
32
32
33
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