Playa Santa Catalina surf break

Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 16 Mar 2026 EST
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Playa Santa Catalina surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
27.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 6PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (16 Mar)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (16 Mar)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161616161615151515141414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1327131011501082938926926914766736619610557549459452446433352342378307303238
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
SSE
20
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
20
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
NE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
oncross-
on
onglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
onononcross-
on
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
2.87
2:31AM
2.95
2:58PM
3.14
3:12AM
3.15
3:34PM
3.39
3:52AM
3.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:02AM
0.81
8:26PM
0.87
8:42AM
0.62
9:06PM
0.62
9:20AM
0.44
9:45PM
0.38
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-------6:30-------6:30-------6:28
Sunset--6:36-------6:35-------6:35-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------111111---123-
Temp. °C272929272726262528292927272726262828282727262626
Feels °C (?)282929303130292730293030303130293128283031303030
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