Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.7° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 9PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
137
134
128
184
126
126
123
174
200
193
184
179
149
103
102
100
99
142
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:59AM2.44m
1:08PM2.63m
1:56AM2.60m
2:01PM2.77m
Low Tide
6:36PM1.05m
6:57AM1.24m
7:35PM0.92m
7:54AM1.10m
8:21PM0.77m
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thunderstorm
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mod rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:36
6:36
 mm
1
1
3
6
2
2
1
1
2
5
3
6
4
Temp °C
31
29
28
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
34
33
31
30
30
30
33
32
32
32
32
31
31
31
31
32
31
31
30
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