Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.8° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 12PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
403
382
272
272
272
272
272
272
268
257
194
189
239
239
239
236
186
186
243
257
264
209
318
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
SE
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:03AM3.67m
6:22PM3.40m
6:43AM3.53m
7:04PM3.21m
7:23AM3.33m
7:47PM2.99m
Low Tide
12:15PM0.22m
00:28AM0.26m
12:57PM0.35m
1:08AM0.47m
1:39PM0.52m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:39
6:38
6:38
 mm
2
1
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
3
4
7
7
6
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
30
30
29
29
28
27
27
27
28
27
29
30
28
30
28
29
29
29
29
31
30
31
31
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