Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.8°C
2.3° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
808
798
742
1029
724
870
806
581
551
619
522
437
508
394
394
508
394
394
394
384
316
394
394
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NE
10
ENE
5
S
10
S
5
S
0
SSE
5
SW
5
NW
0
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
S
10
SSW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:18AM2.61m
9:07PM2.49m
9:20AM2.47m
10:18PM2.45m
10:35AM2.42m
Low Tide
2:11AM1.17m
2:45PM1.02m
3:14AM1.30m
3:51PM1.13m
4:31AM1.34m
5:02PM1.15m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:11
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:11
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
6:07
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:07
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:07
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
1
3
6
1
1
—
1
3
4
3
1
—
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
32
32
32
33
32
32
33
32
32
32
33
33
31
30
31
31
30
30
30
32
31
30
31
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Playa Santa Catalina surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest