Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Oct 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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 1AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
170
168
161
229
201
273
246
192
181
175
148
148
203
214
280
276
276
270
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
S
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:29PM2.83m
11:57AM2.83m
00:41AM2.99m
1:06PM2.96m
Low Tide
5:02PM0.81m
5:45AM0.96m
6:17PM0.74m
6:56AM0.79m
7:18PM0.62m
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:14
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6:13
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 mm
1
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1
1
3
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1
3
4
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1
3
2
Temp °C
29
28
28
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
32
31
31
30
30
30
33
33
32
32
32
31
31
31
32
33
32
32
31
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