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 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 8PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
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)
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
128
128
120
94
90
76
104
96
94
139
137
134
128
184
126
126
123
174
200
195
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
S
0
W
0
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:48AM2.55m
11:47PM2.36m
12:02PM2.54m
00:59AM2.44m
1:08PM2.63m
Low Tide
5:26PM1.10m
5:46AM1.31m
6:36PM1.05m
6:57AM1.24m
7:35PM0.92m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:36
 mm
4
2
1
2
4
2
4
2
2
2
7
4
Temp °C
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
28
28
27
27
26
28
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
34
33
33
32
33
31
32
31
30
32
33
33
33
31
33
31
33
33
32
32
31
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