Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.8° C
1.8° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
158
154
149
373
350
393
249
355
349
337
325
319
249
245
195
180
140
131
128
128
120
94
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
5
NE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
0
SSE
15
SW
5
SW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
S
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:49AM2.87m
9:24PM2.55m
9:42AM2.68m
10:29PM2.40m
10:48AM2.55m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.93m
3:14PM0.90m
3:26AM1.13m
4:14PM1.04m
4:30AM1.27m
5:26PM1.10m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
 mm
1
1
2
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
27
26
28
30
30
29
28
27
27
27
28
30
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
31
29
31
34
34
33
32
31
31
31
32
35
32
32
32
32
31
32
32
33
32
32
31
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