Playa Santa Catalina surf break

Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
27.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 12AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (01 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313131313212019191818171717161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6135215145003833723663613073502862822253043836306921124124414331351127112391393
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
10
S
5
SW
5
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSW
0
NE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
S
15
S
5
S
0
SSE
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
ononglassglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
3.32
3:17AM
3.23
3:35PM
3.43
3:57AM
3.31
4:11PM
3.49
4:34AM
3.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08PM
0.45
9:21AM
0.43
9:47PM
0.32
9:59AM
0.38
10:24PM
0.24
10:35AM
0.39
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-----6:22-------6:22-------6:22--
Sunset6:34-------6:34-------6:34-------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11------21-----
Temp. °C292827262525293129272727262528302827272726252830
Feels °C (?)293030292626303230293131302729312930313129273031
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