Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Issued: 12 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 5PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
486
505
493
463
803
575
561
451
434
498
485
485
422
696
793
793
803
813
823
763
596
505
621
645
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
NE
0
W
0
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
0
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
NNW
10
NW
5
ENE
0
SSE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:46PM3.11m
5:21AM3.06m
5:24PM3.10m
5:58AM3.09m
6:01PM3.06m
6:33AM3.11m
Low Tide
10:42AM0.78m
11:04PM0.43m
11:21AM0.76m
11:40PM0.45m
11:59AM0.77m
00:16AM0.50m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
2
4
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
2
2
4
16
1
Temp °C
29
31
30
29
29
28
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
28
25
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
31
35
33
33
34
33
32
31
32
34
33
33
32
33
31
31
31
33
30
28
29
30
31
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
486
505
493
322
803
575
561
451
434
498
485
485
422
696
793
793
803
813
823
763
596
505
621
645
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
236
249
246
463
90
107
152
152
157
251
326
326
90
23
13
18
18
45
45
18
20
20
75
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.5
S
10
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
S
20
0.5
S
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
S
11
0.6
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
Energy kJ
11
50
90
90
128
194
194
127
59
249
23
23
18
45
18
37
75
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
85
98
0
0
0
0
0
0
166
40
0
0
0
0
0
40
40
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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