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Playa Santa Catalina surf break

Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 19 Jan 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
28.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414131313131312121812121616161616161515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)167118105201102181181168155169120170172155147198220217215428411376301293
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
25
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
3.12
4:40AM
3.21
5:12PM
3.23
5:17AM
3.25
5:46PM
3.32
5:54AM
3.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36PM
0.68
10:56AM
0.33
11:14PM
0.61
11:30AM
0.31
11:51PM
0.56
12:05PM
0.33
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-----6:43-------6:43-------6:43--
Sunset6:27-------6:28-------6:28-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C312827262525283030282625242427303128262424232629
Feels °C (?)343127272626293029262526242526292928272525242731
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