Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.8°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
316
312
307
236
229
222
222
219
219
273
200
181
177
175
226
223
220
217
314
215
525
437
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
0
SE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:02PM2.89m
00:54AM2.88m
1:15PM3.03m
1:56AM3.13m
2:15PM3.21m
Low Tide
5:46AM1.00m
6:31PM0.70m
7:03AM0.85m
7:36PM0.53m
8:05AM0.63m
8:29PM0.36m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
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6:29
6:29
6:28
 mm
1
2
2
4
1
1
1
2
2
4
6
5
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
31
31
32
31
31
29
31
31
32
33
32
32
30
31
30
30
32
31
31
31
31
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