Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
30.0° C
2.1° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 85mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
26
0.3
SSW
26
0.3
SSW
26
0.8
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
24
0.5
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.5
SSW
24
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
303
246
128
98
189
133
129
127
127
125
161
82
83
132
132
132
65
220
314
368
314
217
213
308
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
0
N
0
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
0
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
W
15
W
15
NW
10
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:39AM2.95m
10:14PM2.60m
10:33AM2.79m
11:18PM2.48m
11:34AM2.69m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.89m
4:05PM0.87m
4:15AM1.07m
5:04PM0.96m
5:17AM1.18m
6:07PM0.98m
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thunderstorm
rain showers
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6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
3
2
5
2
1
1
5
4
2
1
2
3
3
6
20
10
2
3
4
3
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
24
24
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
32
31
31
31
31
31
31
32
30
30
30
31
32
31
31
26
27
28
28
30
29
27
27
28
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