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Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Playa Santa Catalina surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 6PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Catalina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | |
225 | 222 | 198 | 195 | 151 | 147 | 223 | 261 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 229 | 213 | 201 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 147 | 176 | 174 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:07PM3.63m | 3:43AM3.42m | 3:55PM3.72m | 4:31AM3.51m | 4:44PM3.72m | 5:21AM3.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.41m | 9:28PM0.02m | 9:43AM0.29m | 10:16PM-0.09m | 10:33AM0.24m | 11:05PM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | 6:36 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
33 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 225 | 222 | 198 | 195 | 151 | 147 | 223 | 261 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 33 | 39 | 31 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 147 | 104 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 16 | 9 | 51 | 86 | 10 | 98 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 229 | 213 | 201 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 54 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 176 | 174 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 5 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | — | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 37 | — | 1 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 80 | 61 | 41 | 105 | 66 | 104 | 13 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 9 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 16 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 40 | 98 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 244 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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