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Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 28 May 2026 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
154 | 151 | 198 | 225 | 239 | 261 | 264 | 229 | 201 | 154 | 156 | 158 | 223 | 334 | 270 | 451 | 505 | 573 | 565 | 642 | 606 | 589 | 950 | 938 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:39AM2.81m | 1:49PM3.06m | 2:25AM2.87m | 2:30PM3.09m | 3:06AM2.94m | 3:10PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM0.90m | 8:10PM0.61m | 8:21AM0.85m | 8:51PM0.53m | 9:02AM0.80m | 9:29PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 |
4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 154 | 151 | 198 | 225 | 239 | 261 | 264 | 229 | 38 | 43 | 49 | 67 | 44 | 334 | 270 | 451 | 505 | 573 | 565 | 642 | 606 | 589 | 950 | 938 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 201 | 154 | 156 | 158 | 223 | 45 | 41 | 43 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 26 | SSW 12 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 64 | 109 | 13 | 138 | 23 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 123 | 181 | 305 | 305 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 64 | 82 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 131 | 137 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 1 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 83 | 83 | 71 | 69 | 40 |
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