Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.5°C
2.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 11AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
522
400
394
325
325
321
321
316
253
336
332
325
299
408
491
491
486
475
543
659
651
651
667
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
S
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
0
WNW
10
S
15
S
5
S
0
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:10AM3.17m
6:40PM2.97m
6:48AM2.99m
7:21PM2.79m
7:29AM2.79m
8:09PM2.61m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.47m
00:41AM0.79m
1:07PM0.66m
1:22AM0.98m
1:52PM0.85m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
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6:11
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6:08
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6:08
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 mm
2
1
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1
1
2
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1
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1
1
1
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1
2
3
1
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2
Temp °C
26
26
28
30
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
32
34
31
31
32
31
30
31
32
32
31
31
30
30
30
32
33
33
29
32
32
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