Playa Santa Catalina surf break

Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 30 May 2026 EST
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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 (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 1PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 23s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (30 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (30 May)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
573
800
778
837
813
1082
1068
1055
924
763
752
742
922
904
735
666
759
759
943
1069
921
847
789
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
E
10
S
10
SSW
0
NW
0
NE
0
N
5
NNE
5
NE
0
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NNE
5
N
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:06AM2.94m
3:10PM3.12m
3:44AM2.99m
3:48PM3.15m
4:22AM3.02m
4:26PM3.15m
Low Tide
9:02AM0.80m
9:29PM0.46m
9:41AM0.75m
10:07PM0.42m
10:20AM0.73m
10:45PM0.41m
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thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:05
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:38
1
2
1
1
2
3
5
1
1
8
5
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
26
28
29
28
27
26
27
30
29
32
34
32
32
32
31
32
32
33
32
31
33
32
32
32
30
33
32
31
31
30
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
Energy kJ
505
573
800
778
837
813
1082
1068
1055
924
763
752
742
624
580
482
475
475
759
943
1069
921
847
789
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
23
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SSW
22
0.6
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Energy kJ
30
21
54
53
123
181
305
305
397
374
437
485
716
922
904
735
666
759
402
289
254
206
210
203
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
22
0.5
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
7
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
Energy kJ
55
55
106
62
181
260
260
11
11
11
10
23
23
54
54
18
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
6
Energy kJ
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
40
0
0
83
83
83
0
0
0
0
209
83
0
0
0
0
0
0
83
85
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Veraguas
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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