Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Issued: 12 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 7PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Afternoon (09 Jun)6ft (1.9m)17s
Evening (09 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2251
2251
2000
1550
1341
1184
1121
1121
1121
978
914
726
602
594
508
472
472
472
389
389
378
294
261
204
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:58AM2.91m
10:26PM2.63m
10:54AM2.99m
11:30PM2.69m
11:52AM3.11m
00:34AM2.82m
Low Tide
4:23PM0.97m
4:31AM0.95m
5:24PM0.83m
5:32AM0.90m
6:23PM0.65m
6:33AM0.80m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:39
6:40
6:40
6:40
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
31
31
31
30
31
31
30
31
31
30
30
30
31
29
30
31
33
32
31
31
32
32
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
Energy kJ
2251
2251
2000
1550
1341
1184
1121
1121
1121
978
914
726
602
594
508
472
472
472
389
389
378
294
261
204
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.5
W
9
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
Energy kJ
63
61
42
15
15
11
11
11
11
39
9
9
9
9
38
37
37
38
37
72
128
184
182
180
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.4
SW
20
0.4
W
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
Energy kJ
9
9
9
38
38
5
5
97
23
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
14
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
190
196
83
40
0
0
0
83
83
209
209
40
0
0
0
0
83
98
170
40
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
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3
3
3
3
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3
1
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
7
5
5
6
7
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