Playa Santa Catalina surf break

Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 01 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
29.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 6AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SW
16
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
155
155
117
155
152
150
147
109
142
70
70
70
67
63
61
59
59
59
85
85
85
86
86
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
0
E
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
20
SE
5
S
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
SW
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
3:32AM3.14m
3:39PM3.32m
4:08AM3.17m
4:14PM3.31m
4:44AM3.17m
4:49PM3.27m
Low Tide
9:30AM0.60m
9:55PM0.32m
10:07AM0.58m
10:30PM0.30m
10:42AM0.59m
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:09
6:09
6:09
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6:32
6:32
6:32
2
1
4
1
2
5
1
1
10
6
2
2
1
1
4
5
Temp °C
28
27
27
29
30
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
28
29
27
27
27
32
31
31
34
32
31
33
31
30
30
31
32
29
31
30
30
29
29
30
33
32
29
31
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
155
155
155
117
155
152
150
147
109
142
70
27
70
24
24
18
17
17
17
17
59
85
86
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.3
SSW
6
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
12
0.3
SSW
16
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
S
9
0.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
7
7
8
7
12
31
31
12
12
20
70
51
67
63
61
59
59
59
59
85
38
15
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
13
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.1
S
19
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
9
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
5
4
1
3
12
12
26
25
66
51
25
25
46
56
85
7
39
23
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
1
2
1
34
17
24
22
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
209
209
0
0
0
0
0
0
83
40
99
0
99
0
0
0
83
69
190
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Veraguas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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