Playa Santa Catalina Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.61° N 81.24° W

Playa Santa Catalina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Catalina sea temperature is
29.6°C
2.1° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina at 12AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (10 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (10 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
491
485
478
394
389
373
265
261
257
257
253
249
249
246
246
242
235
175
117
117
129
129
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SW
0
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
S
15
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:50PM3.21m
3:56AM3.35m
4:27PM3.20m
4:32AM3.31m
5:03PM3.16m
5:08AM3.23m
Low Tide
9:48PM0.56m
10:13AM0.25m
10:25PM0.57m
10:49AM0.28m
11:02PM0.61m
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thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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 mm
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1
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3
4
1
1
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2
1
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1
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1
1
1
Temp °C
31
29
28
28
27
26
28
31
30
29
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
35
34
34
34
31
29
31
35
34
33
32
31
31
31
32
33
31
33
32
31
32
32
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