Playa Santa Catalina surf break

Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 30 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
29.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (31 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (31 May)3.5ft (1.1m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
735
813
1082
1068
1055
924
763
752
716
922
904
735
666
759
759
943
1069
921
847
789
627
838
827
612
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
W
0
NNE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
S
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
3:10PM3.12m
3:44AM2.99m
3:48PM3.15m
4:22AM3.02m
4:26PM3.15m
5:00AM3.02m
Low Tide
9:29PM0.46m
9:41AM0.75m
10:07PM0.42m
10:20AM0.73m
10:45PM0.41m
10:58AM0.75m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:38
1
1
1
2
3
1
3
5
1
2
1
3
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
Temp °C
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
28
27
27
29
29
28
28
28
27
27
27
29
29
33
32
32
32
32
33
33
32
33
32
33
33
32
32
34
32
31
32
32
31
31
32
34
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
Energy kJ
735
813
1082
1068
1055
924
763
752
642
624
580
482
475
475
759
943
1069
921
847
789
627
838
827
612
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SSW
22
0.6
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
0.1
SW
22
0.6
SSW
11
Energy kJ
123
181
305
305
397
374
437
485
716
922
904
735
666
759
402
289
254
258
210
203
147
101
18
93
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
23
0.4
SSW
22
0.5
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
7
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
22
Energy kJ
100
181
260
260
11
11
11
10
24
23
54
54
18
9
9
18
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
83
83
69
0
0
0
0
183
166
40
0
0
0
0
0
166
69
69
0
0
0
0
0
83
Best forecast wave conditions in Veraguas
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
5
8
5
6
4
5
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