Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Issued: 6 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.2° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 1AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jun)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
0
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
596
705
742
681
717
659
751
733
724
724
561
539
434
422
428
434
445
539
498
341
823
832
575
220
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
5
NW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
11:03PM2.66m
11:24AM2.91m
00:06AM2.61m
12:19PM2.86m
1:04AM2.62m
Low Tide
4:54PM0.85m
5:05AM0.99m
5:53PM0.86m
6:03AM1.06m
6:48PM0.83m
6:59AM1.07m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:44
6:44
6:44
 mm
4
1
Temp °C
30
28
27
27
26
26
28
31
30
29
27
26
26
25
28
30
29
28
28
27
26
26
28
29
Feels °C
34
31
30
30
29
29
30
33
32
32
30
28
29
27
30
33
31
31
32
31
30
30
32
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
12
Energy kJ
596
705
742
681
717
659
751
733
724
724
561
539
434
422
428
434
445
539
498
341
823
832
575
192
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
W
6
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
16
Energy kJ
51
51
46
46
44
40
27
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
26
27
15
2
206
258
243
154
146
220
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
S
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
9
0.2
W
6
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
S
20
0.2
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.5
S
11
0.6
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
Energy kJ
14
14
14
23
55
99
89
20
26
3
47
30
2
1
1
59
248
210
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NW
6
0.2
WNW
6
Energy kJ
28
1
6
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
Distance (km)
40
0
0
0
0
0
40
0
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
85
40
40
0
0
0
0
131
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
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3
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3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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