Playa Santa Catalina surf break

Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 EST
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Playa Santa Catalina surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
28.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 2AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414141414141413131313131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)706697594585577487439421408336336331326269265238312292283167167167230233
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
NW
5
WNW
0
W
5
E
0
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassonononcross-
off
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:12PM
2.87
1:52AM
2.98
2:09PM
3.01
2:39AM
3.16
2:56PM
3.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
0.95
7:31PM
0.69
8:00AM
0.78
8:21PM
0.57
8:48AM
0.61
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise---6:13-------6:13-------6:13----
Sunset------6:22-------6:22-------6:22-
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Rain (mm)
---1-1-1-----4453----11-
Temp. °C252525252727272626262626272726262424252527272727
Feels °C (?)282828283028282829293031323028292828302932292930
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Veraguas

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Playa Santa Catalina (calm at Residencial Villa Serena wx 62 km from Playa Santa Catalina). 1.1m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.7m 6s windswell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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