Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.8° 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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
390
352
342
277
273
273
269
269
215
212
212
212
261
209
175
129
127
125
123
123
121
87
87
90
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
ENE
15
S
15
S
10
WNW
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
15
SW
0
SSW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:57AM3.20m
5:03PM3.19m
5:30AM3.28m
5:38PM3.19m
6:04AM3.32m
6:15PM3.16m
Low Tide
10:41PM0.40m
11:00AM0.64m
11:15PM0.38m
11:36AM0.59m
11:48PM0.40m
12:12PM0.56m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:44
6:44
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
5
2
1
11
11
Temp °C
28
27
27
29
31
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
30
29
28
27
27
27
26
28
29
29
28
26
Feels °C
33
31
30
32
35
32
33
32
32
31
30
30
33
31
31
30
32
31
30
32
32
32
33
29
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