Playa Santa Catalina surf break

Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 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
29.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (01 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (01 Jun)4ft (1.2m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
759
943
1069
921
847
789
627
838
827
612
612
604
506
566
411
330
325
400
385
877
932
1069
1081
503
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
SE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
WNW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:26PM3.15m
5:00AM3.02m
5:04PM3.12m
5:39AM3.00m
5:41PM3.06m
6:17AM2.96m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.73m
10:45PM0.41m
10:58AM0.75m
11:22PM0.44m
11:37AM0.79m
00:00AM0.50m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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mod rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
6:05
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6:37
6:38
6:38
6:38
1
3
5
4
1
2
3
3
2
2
4
6
1
2
1
1
1
3
4
17
6
Temp °C
29
31
30
29
28
28
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
26
25
26
28
28
29
27
27
25
25
25
32
35
33
32
32
32
31
31
34
32
32
31
32
29
28
30
33
31
32
29
30
29
29
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
18
1
SSW
15
Energy kJ
759
943
1069
921
847
789
627
838
827
612
612
604
506
566
411
330
325
400
321
877
932
1069
1081
445
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
0.1
SW
22
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
S
10
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
18
Energy kJ
402
289
254
206
210
203
147
101
18
93
93
66
65
99
212
248
251
15
385
19
7
37
34
503
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
9
9
18
45
44
42
42
77
10
15
16
216
18
7
6
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
5
0.9
SW
5
1.1
SSW
5
Energy kJ
18
39
59
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
85
166
40
40
0
0
0
0
40
183
69
0
0
0
0
69
83
209
209
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Veraguas
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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