Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
30.0° C
2.1° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
7
1.1
SW
7
0.3
SSW
26
1.4
SW
7
0.3
SSW
26
0.9
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
24
0.5
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.5
SSW
24
0.4
SSW
24
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
189
133
167
127
127
125
81
82
121
132
183
132
75
220
314
368
314
217
213
308
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
ENE
5
SE
5
NE
5
N
0
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
0
SSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:39AM2.95m
10:14PM2.60m
10:33AM2.79m
11:18PM2.48m
11:34AM2.69m
Low Tide
4:05PM0.87m
4:15AM1.07m
5:04PM0.96m
5:17AM1.18m
6:07PM0.98m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
4
2
1
5
13
14
4
11
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
4
4
1
Temp °C
28
29
29
27
26
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
32
33
32
30
30
27
27
28
28
31
30
29
29
27
27
28
29
29
29
27
27
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