Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.9° C
1.9° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 9AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
394
394
321
312
207
198
195
151
149
147
145
136
85
149
214
125
186
133
178
276
276
240
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
0
SSW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:07PM3.01m
1:00AM2.84m
1:19PM3.13m
2:06AM3.07m
2:22PM3.29m
Low Tide
5:48AM0.95m
6:40PM0.63m
7:04AM0.83m
7:46PM0.45m
8:10AM0.65m
8:43PM0.26m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<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>
6:42
6:42
6:42
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
28
31
31
29
27
27
26
26
28
31
33
30
29
28
27
26
28
31
30
29
29
Feels °C
28
28
29
32
33
29
28
29
28
28
30
33
37
35
33
32
31
29
31
35
33
33
33
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