Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.8° C
1.8° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
413
393
249
355
349
337
325
319
249
245
195
180
140
131
128
128
120
94
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNW
10
SSW
10
S
25
NNW
10
N
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:24PM2.55m
9:42AM2.68m
10:29PM2.40m
10:48AM2.55m
Low Tide
3:14PM0.90m
3:26AM1.13m
4:14PM1.04m
4:30AM1.27m
5:26PM1.10m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
 mm
3
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
9
Temp °C
29
29
28
27
27
26
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
28
25
25
Feels °C
32
33
32
31
31
30
32
33
33
32
33
32
32
32
33
33
31
25
28
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