Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.7° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
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)
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
512
506
480
455
443
437
437
431
389
316
312
357
352
347
277
273
273
269
269
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
SE
15
SSW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:49PM3.08m
4:22AM3.08m
4:26PM3.15m
4:57AM3.20m
5:03PM3.19m
Low Tide
10:06PM0.46m
10:23AM0.72m
10:41PM0.40m
11:00AM0.64m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<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
2
3
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
32
30
28
27
26
26
28
31
30
29
28
28
27
27
28
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
35
32
30
30
28
28
30
34
33
33
32
32
31
31
31
34
31
33
31
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