Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.7° C
1.7° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 6AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
116
154
151
207
267
246
232
291
291
291
288
469
439
411
334
330
330
325
325
321
312
207
198
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:42AM3.04m
10:26PM2.67m
10:51AM2.98m
11:44PM2.70m
12:07PM3.01m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.87m
4:13PM0.75m
4:29AM0.95m
5:27PM0.74m
5:48AM0.95m
6:40PM0.63m
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clear
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clear
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
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6:18
6:18
6:18
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6:43
6:42
6:42
 mm
3
3
3
2
2
Temp °C
26
26
25
27
31
32
30
28
27
26
26
28
30
30
28
27
27
26
26
28
30
31
30
28
Feels °C
29
29
27
29
33
34
33
31
31
29
29
31
33
33
31
30
31
28
28
29
31
33
33
30
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