Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
30.0° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 6PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
1.3
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
303
356
289
294
289
334
163
165
258
263
271
222
246
246
227
217
164
157
155
150
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
NW
5
E
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:48PM3.38m
7:18AM3.52m
7:36PM3.19m
8:03AM3.35m
8:25PM2.98m
Low Tide
12:43PM0.32m
00:58AM0.21m
1:31PM0.43m
1:44AM0.43m
2:20PM0.58m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
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6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
1
3
7
4
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
5
8
4
Temp °C
28
30
30
29
28
27
27
26
28
29
29
27
25
25
25
26
26
27
27
25
25
Feels °C
32
34
35
33
32
31
31
30
32
33
32
32
29
28
28
29
29
30
31
30
30
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