Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.9° C
1.8° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 4PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
229
204
201
137
137
149
246
221
323
399
395
390
386
368
458
539
627
481
322
322
Wind (km/h)
10
N
0
NE
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
High Tide
4:08PM3.55m
4:38AM3.67m
4:54PM3.58m
5:22AM3.72m
5:39PM3.53m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.29m
10:21PM0.02m
10:47AM0.19m
11:05PM0.02m
11:32AM0.17m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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>
6:40
6:39
6:39
 mm
1
4
4
2
7
7
2
3
1
1
7
2
1
Temp °C
28
30
29
29
28
27
26
26
28
30
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
31
35
33
34
32
31
30
30
31
34
32
32
33
31
30
31
32
30
30
30
30
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