Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.9° C
1.9° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
121
87
85
90
158
56
56
77
70
69
69
158
137
132
86
108
103
81
71
77
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
0
ESE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
6:15PM3.16m
6:38AM3.33m
6:53PM3.09m
7:14AM3.30m
7:34PM2.99m
Low Tide
12:12PM0.56m
00:22AM0.45m
12:49PM0.56m
00:57AM0.53m
1:30PM0.59m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:44
6:44
 mm
4
3
3
1
2
3
5
1
4
1
2
3
4
2
Temp °C
28
30
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
28
28
28
27
26
26
27
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
31
35
32
32
33
31
31
32
33
33
31
32
32
31
30
30
32
31
30
29
29
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