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Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 31 May 2026 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Playa Santa Catalina surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 2PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | |
1055 | 924 | 763 | 752 | 716 | 922 | 904 | 735 | 666 | 759 | 759 | 943 | 1069 | 921 | 847 | 789 | 627 | 838 | 827 | 612 | 612 | 604 | 506 | 566 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:44AM2.99m | 3:48PM3.15m | 4:22AM3.02m | 4:26PM3.15m | 5:00AM3.02m | 5:04PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM0.75m | 10:07PM0.42m | 10:20AM0.73m | 10:45PM0.41m | 10:58AM0.75m | 11:22PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:38 |
— | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 1055 | 924 | 763 | 752 | 642 | 624 | 580 | 482 | 475 | 402 | 759 | 943 | 1069 | 921 | 847 | 789 | 627 | 838 | 827 | 612 | 612 | 604 | 506 | 566 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 22 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 397 | 374 | 437 | 485 | 716 | 922 | 904 | 735 | 666 | 759 | 402 | 289 | 254 | 206 | 210 | 203 | 147 | 101 | 18 | 93 | 93 | 66 | 65 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SSW 7 | — | W 22 | W 22 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 54 | 54 | — | 21 | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 83 | 83 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 85 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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