Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 8PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
431
425
419
413
299
286
282
277
225
222
222
219
219
212
202
193
193
190
190
187
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
0
ENE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
High Tide
5:13PM3.32m
5:31AM3.51m
5:50PM3.30m
6:07AM3.50m
6:29PM3.23m
Low Tide
11:08AM0.35m
11:18PM0.32m
11:44AM0.31m
11:53PM0.35m
12:22PM0.32m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:32
6:32
6:31
 mm
3
3
4
1
3
2
3
1
3
4
5
1
1
4
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
28
27
27
Feels °C
33
32
32
31
31
31
30
30
32
30
30
30
30
31
30
31
32
31
32
31
32
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