Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.6°C
1.8° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 6AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 107mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
113
113
111
111
111
116
113
165
149
214
251
251
248
246
223
211
209
207
207
207
204
197
179
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
5
SW
10
ESE
5
NE
10
WSW
30
SW
15
NW
5
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:55AM2.61m
9:45PM2.40m
10:02AM2.47m
11:05PM2.35m
11:23AM2.45m
Low Tide
2:43AM1.16m
3:26PM1.07m
3:49AM1.32m
4:40PM1.16m
5:11AM1.36m
5:56PM1.13m
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6:13
6:13
6:13
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6:22
6:22
6:21
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1
1
2
4
5
6
1
1
2
3
7
27
38
7
Temp °C
27
27
27
28
29
28
27
26
26
25
25
27
28
28
26
24
24
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
30
31
32
33
33
31
31
30
30
29
29
32
31
32
30
28
27
24
27
29
29
31
30
30
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