Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.6°C
1.9° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 7PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
1.2
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
87
85
84
82
103
102
102
81
80
78
73
69
68
96
119
67
67
44
44
45
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSE
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:31PM2.71m
2:02AM2.86m
2:16PM2.89m
2:39AM3.09m
2:55PM3.08m
Low Tide
7:25AM1.10m
7:45PM0.85m
8:10AM0.88m
8:25PM0.69m
8:49AM0.66m
9:01PM0.53m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:20
6:19
 mm
2
7
5
3
1
1
1
2
5
5
12
9
2
1
3
5
3
4
7
9
Temp °C
29
29
28
27
27
27
26
26
28
28
28
25
25
25
26
26
27
28
27
26
25
Feels °C
33
32
31
31
30
31
30
30
32
30
31
29
28
28
29
30
31
30
30
29
29
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