Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Jul 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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 1PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (15 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (15 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
257
341
236
186
249
277
196
189
192
312
253
317
352
373
378
384
378
357
331
321
312
294
298
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
S
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
5
SE
0
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NE
5
S
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:07AM3.48m
4:20PM3.60m
4:57AM3.61m
5:11PM3.60m
5:45AM3.66m
6:00PM3.53m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.32m
10:38PM-0.05m
11:03AM0.25m
11:26PM-0.04m
11:54AM0.25m
00:13AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
1
4
5
1
1
7
3
1
2
Temp °C
26
26
28
31
30
29
28
28
27
26
28
31
30
29
28
27
27
26
28
31
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
29
28
30
34
33
34
33
33
31
29
30
35
33
34
33
31
31
29
31
35
33
34
32
31
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