Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
30.0°C
2.3° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 10PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
214
152
126
146
188
188
176
209
209
178
134
134
173
116
100
147
147
149
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
S
15
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:48PM3.41m
5:01AM3.64m
5:27PM3.41m
5:41AM3.60m
6:09PM3.33m
Low Tide
10:50PM0.27m
11:17AM0.10m
11:29PM0.30m
11:58AM0.13m
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3
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1
2
2
1
2
2
4
1
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1
1
2
2
2
3
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
27
28
28
29
28
27
Feels °C
33
32
32
32
31
30
33
32
32
32
31
30
29
31
32
31
31
31
30
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