Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.9° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
62
74
96
98
96
81
120
120
133
253
134
116
154
151
242
267
246
232
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
0
SW
5
W
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:21PM2.87m
8:43AM3.14m
9:18PM2.75m
9:42AM3.04m
Low Tide
2:15PM0.64m
2:23AM0.75m
3:09PM0.70m
3:20AM0.87m
4:13PM0.75m
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
 mm
8
22
11
5
2
1
Temp °C
27
25
24
24
25
25
26
27
28
28
27
26
26
25
27
30
32
29
28
Feels °C
29
29
28
28
29
29
31
33
33
33
32
30
30
28
29
32
34
33
32
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