Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.8°C
2.2° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 6AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
892
881
715
697
661
472
472
610
610
636
697
817
679
485
472
472
557
557
557
459
415
396
390
390
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
0
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:37PM2.82m
1:54AM3.13m
2:21PM3.02m
2:34AM3.35m
3:02PM3.21m
Low Tide
7:31AM0.83m
7:40PM0.79m
8:12AM0.58m
8:22PM0.62m
8:52AM0.34m
9:02PM0.46m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
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 mm
2
5
5
4
1
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2
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2
6
5
3
4
4
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Temp °C
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
26
26
28
29
28
27
27
26
26
24
26
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
31
30
31
32
32
31
32
32
31
29
30
33
33
31
31
31
30
30
26
29
32
31
31
30
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