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Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than 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 1PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
176 | 174 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 220 | 226 | 226 | 291 | 146 | 100 | 144 | 284 | 263 | 249 | 191 | 123 | 193 | 201 | 212 | 212 | 201 | 148 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:21AM3.52m | 5:35PM3.64m | 6:13AM3.47m | 6:27PM3.49m | 7:07AM3.37m | 7:23PM3.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24AM0.27m | 11:55PM-0.03m | 12:18PM0.37m | 00:47AM0.11m | 1:14PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:36 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
33 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 104 | 99 | 82 | 176 | 98 | 98 | 220 | 226 | 226 | 291 | 146 | 99 | 144 | 284 | 263 | 249 | 191 | 123 | 193 | 201 | 212 | 212 | 201 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | 176 | 174 | 176 | 98 | 176 | 174 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 8 | 52 | 100 | 67 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 18 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 22 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 10 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 46 | 61 | 5 | 31 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 83 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
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