Playa Santa Catalina surf break

Playa Santa Catalina surfForecast / Veraguas / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 EST
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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
27.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Catalina today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 11PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)--
Afternoon (03 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
3
2
3
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616151515151515141414141414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)155713751193975949949936924924874763752752633624597572563482475475396396390
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
S
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
3.48
5:09AM
3.31
5:18PM
3.42
5:43AM
3.23
5:52PM
3.30
6:19AM
3.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
0.22
11:10AM
0.43
11:32PM
0.27
11:44AM
0.52
12:07AM
0.37
12:19PM
0.66
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:20-------6:20--
Sunset6:34-------6:34-------6:34-------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C282828272625283129282827262529313028282726262931
Feels °C (?)293132302827293330303231292731323130323128283032
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