Playa Santa Catalina surf break

Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 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
27.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 6AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
S
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)151512181413131313131212121212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1671211321231431411391371781701571551551552991131091029788931239391
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
5
W
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
SSE
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
SSE
20
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
ononcross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononglassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:24AM
3.21
7:42PM
3.31
8:20AM
3.00
8:40PM
3.07
9:26AM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:11AM
0.23
1:28PM
0.53
2:04AM
0.43
2:25PM
0.75
3:06AM
0.64
3:35PM
0.95
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---6:26-------6:26-------6:26----
Sunset------6:35-------6:35-------6:35-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272624242830282727262525283029282726252428302928
Feels °C (?)302623242831282930282626293129303128252429302931
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