Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
30.1°C
2.4° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 5AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
7
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
195
147
171
169
169
169
169
169
164
156
146
144
142
140
186
183
138
136
175
168
168
170
168
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
NW
5
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:06AM3.09m
8:51PM2.86m
9:14AM2.90m
10:08PM2.78m
10:35AM2.79m
Low Tide
1:52AM0.73m
2:31PM0.61m
2:59AM0.92m
3:43PM0.76m
4:21AM1.01m
5:02PM0.81m
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
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thunderstorm
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6:15
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6:14
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 mm
8
4
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3
4
6
2
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2
3
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1
1
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Temp °C
25
25
26
27
26
25
25
24
25
25
25
26
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
28
27
29
32
28
27
28
27
29
29
28
28
31
31
31
30
30
30
30
32
31
30
30
29
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