Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Issued: 6 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.7° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 3AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
0
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
493
463
803
575
561
451
434
498
485
485
422
813
793
803
803
813
823
763
596
505
621
645
637
588
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
NNE
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:46PM3.11m
5:21AM3.06m
5:24PM3.10m
5:58AM3.09m
6:01PM3.06m
6:33AM3.11m
Low Tide
11:04PM0.43m
11:21AM0.76m
11:40PM0.45m
11:59AM0.77m
00:16AM0.50m
12:38PM0.79m
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
3
7
3
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
4
1
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
31
29
29
28
27
27
28
29
27
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
Feels °C
34
33
33
33
32
31
32
32
31
33
33
31
31
32
31
30
30
31
29
30
31
31
32
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
493
322
803
575
561
451
434
498
485
485
422
813
793
803
803
813
823
763
596
505
621
645
637
588
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.2
S
19
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
Energy kJ
229
463
90
107
152
152
157
251
326
326
249
59
59
30
18
45
45
18
14
21
75
13
37
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
S
20
0.5
S
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
18
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SW
20
Energy kJ
90
90
128
194
194
127
15
14
333
18
45
18
37
75
75
97
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
83
91
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
83
0
69
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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