Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
30.0° C
2.0° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 2PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1036
870
859
859
848
724
612
554
539
439
434
451
457
372
353
344
344
309
339
239
240
243
239
451
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
W
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-on
on
on
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:16AM3.07m
9:47PM2.70m
10:12AM3.06m
10:53PM2.69m
11:16AM3.08m
00:03AM2.75m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.82m
3:42PM0.81m
3:49AM0.89m
4:44PM0.76m
4:54AM0.91m
5:50PM0.67m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
2
4
1
1
3
1
1
3
30
9
3
1
1
1
3
7
5
4
Temp °C
27
27
29
31
30
29
29
28
27
27
29
30
29
25
25
25
26
26
28
27
27
26
26
25
Feels °C
30
30
32
35
33
32
33
32
31
31
33
34
32
28
28
30
31
31
33
32
30
30
29
28
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