Playa Santa Catalina surf break

Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 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
28.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 9PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Afternoon (09 May)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (09 May)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
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)
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
457
428
582
705
713
713
887
697
657
612
499
499
848
582
481
446
362
280
263
249
485
242
242
239
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NE
10
W
5
WSW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
0
NNW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:51AM2.63m
8:59PM2.56m
9:48AM2.63m
10:03PM2.51m
10:48AM2.71m
11:12PM2.55m
Low Tide
2:58PM1.23m
3:22AM1.03m
4:03PM1.23m
4:22AM1.06m
5:10PM1.13m
5:23AM1.02m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:34
6:34
6:34
6:34
1
1
2
Temp °C
29
32
32
30
28
27
27
26
29
32
31
29
28
28
27
27
29
30
29
28
28
27
27
27
31
35
35
34
31
29
30
28
30
36
34
33
32
32
30
30
32
32
31
32
32
31
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
Energy kJ
457
336
582
705
713
713
887
697
657
612
499
499
848
582
481
446
362
280
263
249
485
242
242
239
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
S
12
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
Energy kJ
432
428
326
326
390
321
167
213
167
210
283
217
109
100
95
130
130
133
140
123
99
110
83
85
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
13
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
65
3
29
9
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
1
69
0
0
0
0
0
0
91
40
0
0
0
0
0
166
166
40
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Veraguas
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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