Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.9°C
2.2° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 11AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
203
214
280
276
276
270
464
422
334
334
627
733
481
475
463
581
468
428
428
515
400
325
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:06PM2.96m
1:38AM3.19m
2:03PM3.12m
2:26AM3.37m
2:50PM3.26m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.79m
7:18PM0.62m
7:53AM0.58m
8:10PM0.50m
8:41AM0.39m
8:54PM0.40m
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2
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Temp °C
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
27
26
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
27
26
28
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
29
30
31
33
31
31
31
31
30
32
33
32
31
31
30
31
31
30
33
32
32
32
32
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