Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 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 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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 76mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
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
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
258
263
271
222
246
246
227
213
155
157
155
150
109
142
106
134
129
127
178
189
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NW
5
NNW
0
WNW
0
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:18AM3.52m
7:36PM3.19m
8:03AM3.35m
8:25PM2.98m
8:49AM3.15m
9:17PM2.77m
Low Tide
1:31PM0.43m
1:44AM0.43m
2:20PM0.58m
2:31AM0.67m
3:11PM0.74m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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mod rain
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
1
1
3
10
7
1
1
1
1
4
4
7
7
4
1
1
2
7
6
Temp °C
28
29
27
25
24
25
25
25
26
26
26
24
24
24
24
25
26
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
31
33
29
28
28
29
29
29
30
31
31
28
28
29
28
29
30
32
31
30
31
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