Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.8°C
1.9° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 6PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
397
318
302
275
214
214
211
211
183
183
183
180
131
120
118
118
116
99
68
75
96
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
S
5
S
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
N
Wind State
off
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
off
High Tide
3:52PM3.48m
4:14AM3.67m
4:34PM3.52m
4:53AM3.68m
5:14PM3.48m
Low Tide
9:44AM0.24m
9:59PM0.15m
10:26AM0.14m
10:40PM0.15m
11:05AM0.12m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:25
6:25
 mm
2
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
6
2
5
2
4
2
Temp °C
28
29
28
28
28
27
26
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
27
28
29
27
26
Feels °C
33
33
32
33
33
32
30
31
32
32
32
32
31
31
30
30
31
33
33
31
29
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