Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.6° 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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
325
329
534
751
637
751
943
877
629
601
552
539
539
627
724
612
512
506
480
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
E
0
NE
0
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
S
10
SW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:24PM2.85m
3:05AM2.78m
3:08PM2.97m
3:45AM2.94m
3:49PM3.08m
Low Tide
8:47PM0.69m
9:01AM0.93m
9:28PM0.57m
9:43AM0.82m
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
5
8
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
26
25
26
26
26
27
29
29
28
28
27
26
26
28
30
30
29
28
Feels °C
31
30
31
31
30
29
30
33
32
31
33
32
30
30
32
34
33
33
33
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