Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.8° C
1.9° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 9AM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
590
475
415
413
491
491
486
480
480
508
351
480
325
329
534
751
637
751
943
877
629
601
552
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:34PM2.74m
2:20AM2.64m
2:24PM2.85m
3:05AM2.78m
3:08PM2.97m
Low Tide
7:22AM1.16m
8:01PM0.82m
8:15AM1.05m
8:47PM0.69m
9:01AM0.93m
9:28PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
<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
1
1
1
1
1
2
6
3
2
3
3
1
Temp °C
26
26
28
30
30
29
28
27
26
26
28
30
29
28
27
27
26
26
27
29
28
28
27
Feels °C
30
30
31
34
33
33
32
31
30
29
31
33
31
32
30
31
30
30
30
32
30
32
31
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