Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.9° C
1.8° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 7PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 122mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
221
323
399
395
390
386
368
458
539
627
481
322
322
430
403
382
272
272
272
272
272
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
SW
10
SW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:54PM3.58m
5:22AM3.72m
5:39PM3.53m
6:03AM3.67m
6:22PM3.40m
Low Tide
10:47AM0.19m
11:05PM0.02m
11:32AM0.17m
11:47PM0.10m
12:15PM0.22m
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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
6:39
 mm
1
7
8
1
3
1
2
2
5
7
4
2
5
4
3
4
13
7
19
Temp °C
28
31
30
29
28
27
27
27
28
29
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
24
Feels °C
31
35
34
34
33
32
32
32
32
33
31
31
29
29
30
30
30
30
29
29
27
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