Playa Santa Catalina surf break

Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 EST
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Playa Santa Catalina surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
27.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (03 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
2
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161615151515151514141414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12391393155713751193975949949936924924874874752752633624597572563563475475396
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
S
15
S
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
ononononglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
ononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
3.48
5:09AM
3.31
5:18PM
3.42
5:43AM
3.23
5:52PM
3.30
6:19AM
3.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35AM
0.39
10:58PM
0.22
11:10AM
0.43
11:32PM
0.27
11:44AM
0.52
12:07AM
0.37
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:20-------6:20
Sunset--6:34-------6:34-------6:34-----
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C283128282827262529312928282726252831302828272625
Feels °C (?)293229313230282731323031323129272932313032312826
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