Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 11AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
257
194
189
191
239
239
236
232
186
243
257
264
302
318
318
280
199
188
186
186
183
180
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
0
ESE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:43AM3.53m
7:04PM3.21m
7:23AM3.33m
7:47PM2.99m
8:04AM3.10m
8:32PM2.76m
Low Tide
12:57PM0.35m
1:08AM0.47m
1:39PM0.52m
1:49AM0.70m
2:24PM0.71m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:38
6:38
6:37
 mm
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
23
24
24
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
27
29
28
28
27
Feels °C
27
27
28
29
28
28
28
27
29
27
29
29
31
30
29
28
28
28
31
34
32
33
31
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