Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Issued: 12 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.9° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
21
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
413
206
213
273
220
404
568
357
353
432
596
596
590
590
679
616
1050
1038
1192
1178
1165
1112
1036
870
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NE
15
S
10
SW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
0
WNW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:09AM3.11m
7:18PM2.92m
7:47AM3.10m
8:01PM2.84m
8:28AM3.09m
8:50PM2.76m
Low Tide
1:18PM0.81m
1:27AM0.66m
2:00PM0.82m
2:07AM0.74m
2:48PM0.83m
2:54AM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
30
30
28
27
27
26
26
28
30
29
28
28
27
27
26
28
31
31
29
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
34
32
31
30
32
30
29
31
35
31
31
33
31
32
29
31
35
35
34
33
33
32
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
413
201
213
273
220
223
568
357
353
419
376
366
590
590
679
616
1050
1038
1192
1178
1165
1112
1036
870
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
Energy kJ
126
206
151
151
175
404
305
258
239
432
596
596
289
293
233
297
21
14
89
86
86
39
37
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
24
0.5
S
10
0.2
SSW
23
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.5
S
11
0.5
SW
13
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
54
47
54
44
43
149
86
40
40
25
25
25
25
25
23
14
63
84
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.4
S
3
Energy kJ
65
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
89
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
98
40
40
0
0
0
0
0
85
40
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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