Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
30.0° C
2.0° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 7AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 110mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
334
165
165
258
263
276
222
229
246
227
213
155
157
155
150
109
142
106
134
129
108
181
189
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
NE
5
NW
0
NE
0
SE
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
NE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:18AM3.52m
7:36PM3.19m
8:03AM3.35m
8:25PM2.98m
8:49AM3.15m
9:17PM2.77m
Low Tide
00:58AM0.21m
1:31PM0.43m
1:44AM0.43m
2:20PM0.58m
2:31AM0.67m
3:11PM0.74m
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6:15
6:16
6:16
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6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
1
1
1
4
6
5
4
1
4
5
8
16
8
28
15
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
28
29
28
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
26
25
24
24
23
24
24
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
31
29
29
32
33
31
30
29
29
29
29
30
32
30
30
29
29
28
29
29
30
31
31
31
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