Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
30.0°C
2.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 2PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
68
67
67
44
44
45
47
51
104
146
95
143
143
92
120
121
121
176
176
120
120
113
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
SE
5
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:39AM3.09m
2:55PM3.08m
3:14AM3.30m
3:33PM3.24m
3:49AM3.48m
4:10PM3.35m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.66m
9:01PM0.53m
9:26AM0.44m
9:37PM0.40m
10:02AM0.26m
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thunderstorm
clear
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:13
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6:19
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6:17
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 mm
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2
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4
4
1
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1
4
8
11
5
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
28
28
29
28
27
27
26
27
28
29
28
27
25
25
25
26
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
31
32
30
31
31
30
31
29
31
31
32
31
30
29
28
26
29
28
29
29
29
30
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