Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.8°C
2.3° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 11AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
551
619
522
437
508
508
508
508
394
394
394
384
316
394
394
394
384
373
373
373
377
454
497
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
NW
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:20AM2.47m
10:18PM2.45m
10:35AM2.42m
11:29PM2.53m
11:49AM2.48m
Low Tide
3:14AM1.30m
3:51PM1.13m
4:31AM1.34m
5:02PM1.15m
5:45AM1.25m
6:04PM1.08m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:11
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 mm
2
2
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3
6
10
5
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1
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2
6
6
5
2
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1
1
3
2
5
Temp °C
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
27
26
26
28
30
29
27
27
26
25
26
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
31
31
34
33
34
32
32
31
29
29
31
34
32
31
31
29
29
30
31
32
31
30
30
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