Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 12PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
212
212
212
206
175
129
127
125
123
123
123
87
87
90
199
56
56
77
70
69
167
158
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
5
NNW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
15
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
S
10
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:30AM3.28m
5:38PM3.19m
6:04AM3.32m
6:15PM3.16m
6:38AM3.33m
6:53PM3.09m
Low Tide
11:36AM0.59m
11:48PM0.40m
12:12PM0.56m
00:22AM0.45m
12:49PM0.56m
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<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>
6:44
6:44
6:44
 mm
2
2
4
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
5
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
31
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
30
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
30
30
31
35
31
33
32
33
31
31
31
34
31
31
31
30
31
31
32
33
32
33
31
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