Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
30.0° C
2.0° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 24s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 22s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 2AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)24s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)24s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)22s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
26
0.3
SSW
26
0.3
SSW
26
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.5
SSW
24
0.8
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
23
0.6
SSW
22
0.9
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
132
132
69
220
314
368
314
217
213
308
718
718
584
404
300
346
485
590
Wind (km/h)
10
S
0
ESE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
10
E
5
SE
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
11:18PM2.48m
11:34AM2.69m
00:25AM2.46m
12:36PM2.68m
Low Tide
5:04PM0.96m
5:17AM1.18m
6:07PM0.98m
6:21AM1.21m
7:08PM0.93m
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
7
9
28
8
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
25
24
23
24
24
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
27
28
29
28
27
Feels °C
31
30
26
25
26
27
27
27
30
30
29
28
29
28
29
30
33
33
31
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