Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.9° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 6PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
257
312
253
249
249
253
257
341
236
186
249
277
196
189
192
312
253
317
352
373
378
384
312
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
S
10
SW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:27PM3.52m
4:07AM3.48m
4:20PM3.60m
4:57AM3.61m
5:11PM3.60m
5:45AM3.66m
Low Tide
9:16AM0.44m
9:48PM0.03m
10:11AM0.32m
10:38PM-0.05m
11:03AM0.25m
11:26PM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
3
5
2
2
Temp °C
28
31
32
30
28
27
26
26
28
31
30
28
28
27
27
27
28
30
29
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
30
32
34
32
31
31
29
29
31
35
33
32
32
31
32
31
31
34
32
31
31
32
29
29
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Playa Santa Catalina surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest