Playa Santa Catalina surf break

Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 EST
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Playa Santa Catalina surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
27.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 1PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.9
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)101010101010101313131313161718181716161613151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71714968157486745444457555296156222215337516421355395441435
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
SE
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
E
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:46AM
2.73
11:14PM
2.77
12:09PM
2.79
12:34AM
2.82
1:17PM
2.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:21AM
0.79
4:59PM
1.04
5:42AM
0.83
6:22PM
0.98
6:54AM
0.75
7:30PM
0.81
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise-6:24-------6:24-------6:24------
Sunset----6:35-------6:35-------6:34---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262528312928272625252831302827262525293231282726
Feels °C (?)282729322930312926262932303030272627293232302926
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