Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.9°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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 5PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
54
54
54
82
79
73
35
63
62
81
82
123
119
132
175
99
146
171
258
316
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SW
0
SSW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
0
WNW
0
WNW
0
N
5
W
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:46PM2.94m
3:17AM3.01m
3:25PM3.09m
3:52AM3.20m
4:02PM3.21m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.93m
9:01PM0.61m
9:20AM0.75m
9:37PM0.48m
9:57AM0.59m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:35
6:35
6:34
 mm
4
5
3
2
1
1
3
2
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
29
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
28
29
28
28
27
Feels °C
33
33
33
33
31
32
30
30
31
32
33
33
32
32
32
30
32
34
33
33
31
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