Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.8°C
2.3° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 10PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)--
Afternoon (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
724
870
806
581
551
619
522
437
508
394
394
508
394
394
394
384
316
394
394
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
0
N
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
5
SSE
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:07PM2.49m
9:20AM2.47m
10:18PM2.45m
10:35AM2.42m
Low Tide
2:45PM1.02m
3:14AM1.30m
3:51PM1.13m
4:31AM1.34m
5:02PM1.15m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
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 mm
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
3
7
6
1
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2
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1
4
8
Temp °C
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
27
27
Feels °C
32
32
33
32
32
32
33
33
32
32
31
32
30
30
32
33
32
31
31
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