Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 1PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 108mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

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4 AM
7 AM
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1 PM
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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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
1.1
SSW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
103
217
199
89
91
137
137
150
120
134
211
155
131
102
80
195
147
146
144
169
169
169
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
10
W
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:23AM3.48m
6:55PM3.19m
7:11AM3.31m
7:48PM3.02m
8:06AM3.09m
8:51PM2.86m
Low Tide
12:42PM0.25m
00:58AM0.54m
1:32PM0.42m
1:52AM0.73m
2:31PM0.61m
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 mm
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5
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9
13
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Temp °C
27
27
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
30
31
32
31
31
31
30
30
31
31
31
27
27
27
29
28
28
27
26
26
26
29
27
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