
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 2AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
848 | 724 | 612 | 554 | 539 | 439 | 434 | 451 | 457 | 372 | 353 | 344 | 344 | 309 | 339 | 239 | 240 | 243 | 239 | 451 | 481 | 481 | 481 | 568 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:47PM2.70m | 10:12AM3.06m | 10:53PM2.69m | 11:16AM3.08m | 00:03AM2.75m | 12:23PM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM0.81m | 3:49AM0.89m | 4:44PM0.76m | 4:54AM0.91m | 5:50PM0.67m | 6:03AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | |
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | |
mm | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
848 | 724 | 612 | 554 | 539 | 439 | 434 | 451 | 457 | 372 | 353 | 344 | 344 | 309 | 339 | 239 | 236 | 51 | 239 | 451 | 481 | 481 | 481 | 568 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
37 | 47 | 57 | 58 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 75 | 30 | 43 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 239 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | S 9 | — | S 9 |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 38 | 37 | 72 | 17 | 176 | 240 | 243 | 174 | 104 | — | 6 | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 99 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Veraguas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)












