Playa Santa Catalina surf break

Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 EST
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Playa Santa Catalina surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
27.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 7AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (20 Nov)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1414141413131010131313137715151515121313141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)815250477069787744434245605954545556484529467379
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SSE
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
SE
15
S
5
SW
5
NW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
SE
5
SSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:26AM
3.20
3:58PM
3.07
4:01AM
3.21
4:34PM
3.08
4:37AM
3.19
5:10PM
3.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:44AM
0.39
9:55PM
0.68
10:19AM
0.36
10:31PM
0.68
10:55AM
0.37
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise---6:16-------6:18-------6:18----
Sunset------6:02-------6:02-------6:02-
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--21--1344431332-12---23
Temp. °C262525252626272626252525262626252525252426282726
Feels °C (?)282828292929303030282828292929292929282629323030
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