Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.9° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 4PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
434
451
457
372
353
344
344
309
339
239
240
243
239
451
481
481
481
568
561
512
405
400
394
394
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NE
20
SE
15
S
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
W
5
NNW
0
NNW
0
NW
5
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
Wind State
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:12AM3.06m
10:53PM2.69m
11:16AM3.08m
00:03AM2.75m
12:23PM3.15m
1:12AM2.89m
Low Tide
4:44PM0.76m
4:54AM0.91m
5:50PM0.67m
6:03AM0.86m
6:55PM0.53m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
4
4
3
7
4
2
1
6
2
4
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
29
30
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
27
26
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
33
35
33
32
32
31
32
31
32
29
29
32
30
30
31
31
33
32
30
31
30
30
30
29
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