Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Issued: 6 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.4° C

1.2°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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 1AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (22 Jun)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (22 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)20s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
178
178
123
123
120
107
173
173
173
216
253
332
572
525
497
596
705
742
681
717
612
751
733
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
9:00PM2.94m
9:33AM3.14m
10:01PM2.78m
10:28AM3.01m
11:03PM2.66m
11:24AM2.91m
Low Tide
2:56PM0.68m
3:10AM0.66m
3:55PM0.78m
4:06AM0.85m
4:54PM0.85m
5:05AM0.99m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:43
6:44
6:44
 mm
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
3
5
1
2
5
1
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
26
26
27
29
28
28
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
Feels °C
32
32
31
31
30
30
31
33
31
32
31
29
30
30
32
33
33
30
31
32
30
30
31
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
138
134
131
123
45
30
28
36
35
35
25
35
332
572
525
497
596
705
742
681
717
612
751
733
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
178
178
178
46
89
88
107
173
173
173
171
253
36
51
51
51
51
51
36
36
35
32
28
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
W
7
0.4
W
7
Energy kJ
55
54
51
123
123
120
68
68
68
68
216
173
147
14
14
39
14
14
14
23
10
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
7
Energy kJ
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
209
166
40
0
0
0
0
40
166
99
0
0
0
0
0
40
166
69
69
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
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