Playa Santa Catalina surf break

Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
27.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 1PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (31 Mar)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (31 Mar)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
0
1
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)161514141414141414141313131313132120191918181717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)839744631622613613514500401390384361307350286282225304383630692128812441433
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
SE
15
S
10
S
5
WSW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
SW
0
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
S
15
S
5
S
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
ononglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
onononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononglassoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:33AM
3.10
2:56PM
3.32
3:17AM
3.23
3:35PM
3.43
3:57AM
3.31
4:11PM
3.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40AM
0.51
9:08PM
0.45
9:21AM
0.43
9:47PM
0.32
9:59AM
0.38
10:24PM
0.24
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise-6:22-------6:22-------6:22------
Sunset----6:34-------6:34-------6:34---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------21------31-
Temp. °C252529322928272726252830282727262525283028272626
Feels °C (?)262629333030313028262930303031302827293129312930
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