Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.8°C
1.8° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 1PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
149
103
102
100
99
142
137
89
86
85
54
55
55
82
79
73
35
63
62
81
82
123
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
S
5
S
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:56AM2.60m
2:01PM2.77m
2:40AM2.81m
2:46PM2.94m
3:17AM3.01m
3:25PM3.09m
Low Tide
7:54AM1.10m
8:21PM0.77m
8:40AM0.93m
9:01PM0.61m
9:20AM0.75m
9:37PM0.48m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
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6:36
6:35
6:35
 mm
1
3
3
1
4
4
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
6
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
28
29
28
28
27
26
26
26
27
29
28
28
28
Feels °C
32
32
32
33
32
31
32
32
30
30
32
33
31
32
31
30
30
30
31
34
32
33
33
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