Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.5°C
1.7° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 6AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
218
126
123
207
270
267
243
229
295
326
326
322
318
291
272
242
186
239
264
264
261
229
173
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
0
W
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:07AM3.46m
6:31PM3.19m
6:44AM3.26m
7:10PM2.99m
7:22AM3.03m
7:52PM2.76m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.36m
12:21PM0.31m
00:33AM0.54m
1:00PM0.49m
1:11AM0.74m
1:41PM0.69m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:23
6:22
 mm
1
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
26
28
31
31
29
28
27
26
26
28
30
29
28
28
Feels °C
31
31
31
31
31
29
28
28
28
29
28
30
33
33
33
33
32
30
30
31
34
31
32
32
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