Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.9° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 5PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.4
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
178
276
276
240
164
149
204
229
366
357
270
305
301
239
239
236
229
204
201
137
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSE
10
S
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
5
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
2:22PM3.29m
3:03AM3.32m
3:18PM3.45m
3:53AM3.53m
4:08PM3.55m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.65m
8:43PM0.26m
9:08AM0.45m
9:34PM0.10m
10:00AM0.29m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:40
6:40
 mm
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
5
4
1
1
5
2
Temp °C
29
32
31
30
29
28
27
27
29
30
29
28
28
27
27
26
28
30
29
29
28
Feels °C
32
36
35
34
33
31
31
31
34
34
33
32
32
32
31
29
31
34
32
33
33
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