Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 12AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
302
318
318
280
199
188
186
186
183
180
178
170
158
154
149
373
413
393
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
SSE
0
W
0
E
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:47PM2.99m
8:04AM3.10m
8:32PM2.76m
8:49AM2.87m
9:24PM2.55m
Low Tide
1:39PM0.52m
1:49AM0.70m
2:24PM0.71m
2:34AM0.93m
3:14PM0.90m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
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6:38
6:37
6:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
8
3
1
2
3
Temp °C
29
28
27
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
26
26
26
Feels °C
33
33
32
30
30
30
33
31
31
31
30
30
30
31
32
32
31
31
31
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