Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
30.1°C
2.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 7AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 149mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
1.3
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
150
120
162
121
134
134
112
112
195
147
171
169
169
169
169
169
164
156
146
144
142
140
186
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
0
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
7:11AM3.31m
7:48PM3.02m
8:06AM3.09m
8:51PM2.86m
9:14AM2.90m
Low Tide
00:58AM0.54m
1:32PM0.42m
1:52AM0.73m
2:31PM0.61m
2:59AM0.92m
3:43PM0.76m
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3
6
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4
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7
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20
31
21
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Temp °C
27
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
24
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24
25
25
25
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25
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
29
29
31
30
30
29
29
27
28
27
26
28
27
28
29
29
29
29
30
30
29
31
32
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