Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.5°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 (16 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 9PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
408
491
491
486
475
543
559
651
651
667
667
808
798
742
1029
1016
870
697
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
5
S
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
N
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
0
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:21PM2.79m
7:29AM2.79m
8:09PM2.61m
8:18AM2.61m
9:07PM2.49m
Low Tide
1:07PM0.66m
1:22AM0.98m
1:52PM0.85m
2:11AM1.17m
2:45PM1.02m
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1
3
7
5
5
4
3
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1
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2
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Temp °C
30
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
33
31
30
31
31
31
31
30
30
30
31
30
30
31
32
30
31
31
32
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