Playa Santa Catalina surf break

Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 28 Nov 2025 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
28.3° 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 5AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (28 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (28 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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

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Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131414141414131313131313131312121212141212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)156156201204207213173175163151149149149147147147108103998398565681
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
0
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:49AM
2.64
9:31PM
2.84
9:53AM
2.61
10:31PM
2.92
11:03AM
2.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:48AM
1.11
3:04PM
0.93
3:52AM
1.07
4:05PM
0.95
4:58AM
0.94
5:08PM
0.91
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Sunrise---6:20-------6:20-------6:20----
Sunset------6:04-------6:04-------6:04-
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-111----------111--1--14
Temp. °C272626252628272726252525262827262625252526282726
Feels °C (?)312929282930293028272727293129292928282829322929
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