Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.7° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri night, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
195
180
140
131
128
128
120
94
90
76
104
96
94
139
137
134
128
184
126
126
123
174
200
193
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
SE
5
SW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:48AM2.55m
11:47PM2.36m
12:02PM2.54m
00:59AM2.44m
1:08PM2.63m
Low Tide
4:30AM1.27m
5:26PM1.10m
5:46AM1.31m
6:36PM1.05m
6:57AM1.24m
7:35PM0.92m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
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6:37
6:37
6:36
 mm
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
3
Temp °C
28
27
27
29
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
27
26
28
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
34
32
31
32
31
33
32
33
33
32
32
32
32
32
33
31
31
31
29
32
34
32
32
31
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