Playa Santa Catalina surf break

Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 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
28.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (06 May)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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)
2
2
2
2
0
2
1
1
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
273
265
265
265
582
397
382
485
400
478
472
465
433
408
402
331
331
303
317
227
224
267
239
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
NE
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:34AM2.92m
6:38PM2.94m
7:15AM2.79m
7:19PM2.80m
8:00AM2.69m
8:04PM2.66m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.87m
00:58AM0.66m
1:15PM1.01m
1:40AM0.80m
2:02PM1.14m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:09
6:07
6:07
6:07
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6:34
6:34
6:34
6:34
2
2
1
4
1
1
1
5
2
1
3
Temp °C
27
27
29
30
29
29
28
28
27
26
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
26
28
30
29
28
28
27
32
31
32
34
31
33
32
32
31
30
32
32
32
32
32
31
32
30
31
33
31
31
33
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Energy kJ
297
273
265
265
265
582
397
382
485
400
478
472
465
433
408
402
331
331
303
317
227
224
267
213
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.1
S
21
0.4
SSW
10
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
20
Energy kJ
35
103
115
105
229
143
35
33
9
31
9
9
9
15
37
37
38
37
36
90
120
176
121
239
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
23
0.2
SSW
23
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
9
9
21
23
24
9
9
9
16
51
52
31
91
181
178
125
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
Energy kJ
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
166
85
40
40
0
0
0
85
85
131
69
0
0
0
0
0
166
83
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Veraguas
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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