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 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 6AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 161mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
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
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
386
368
458
539
627
620
322
322
430
403
382
272
272
272
272
272
272
268
257
194
189
239
239
239
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
0
WNW
0
N
0
NW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
W
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
5:22AM3.72m
5:39PM3.53m
6:03AM3.67m
6:22PM3.40m
6:43AM3.53m
7:04PM3.21m
Low Tide
11:05PM0.02m
11:32AM0.17m
11:47PM0.10m
12:15PM0.22m
00:28AM0.26m
12:57PM0.35m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
cloud
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<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
6:39
6:38
 mm
1
3
6
2
5
8
6
1
2
3
3
4
4
5
15
42
41
8
1
3
Temp °C
28
27
27
28
29
28
26
25
26
26
26
27
27
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
27
27
26
Feels °C
34
32
32
33
32
31
29
27
29
30
30
30
31
28
27
27
26
26
26
28
29
31
32
29
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