Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
30.0° C
2.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 24s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 22s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 11PM is: 0.7m 22s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)24s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)22s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
24
0.4
SSW
23
0.7
SSW
22
0.9
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
213
408
718
718
584
404
300
346
596
590
590
590
475
415
413
491
491
486
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
0
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:25AM2.46m
12:36PM2.68m
1:28AM2.52m
1:34PM2.74m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.98m
6:21AM1.21m
7:08PM0.93m
7:22AM1.16m
8:01PM0.82m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<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>
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
5
3
Temp °C
28
28
27
26
26
26
27
29
29
28
28
27
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
31
33
31
30
30
30
30
33
31
32
33
32
30
30
33
31
31
30
30
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