Surf Forecasts:
Playa Santa Catalina surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period, SSW swell with 568 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Santa Catalina this week:
The surf forecast for Playa Santa Catalina over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa Santa Catalina in the next 16 days are 1.1m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Santa Catalina over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks.
We’ve only got one spot firing this period – Playa Santa Catalina. It’s a point break, very consistent and exposed to the SSW swell. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild there. The real story is a long, slow-burn run of small but clean surf, with one standout morning that's proper glassy.
The pattern kicks off on Friday the 10th with clean 3ft SSW groundswell (406 combined energy). It’s small but the cross-off wind is fine. Saturday the 11th is the real pick of the first week – the morning is glassy with a 3ft SSW swell, period bumping up to 16 seconds giving it some push (517 combined energy). That’s the session to circle: clean lines, light air, just you and the ocean. The afternoons tend to get a bit of onshore crumble, so stick to the early.
Sunday the 12th hangs in there with a 3ft swell and offshore N wind in the morning – clean again, but that 14-second period means you'll be waiting a bit for the sets. Monday and Tuesday mornings stay clean with the same ENE/NE cross-off flow, and the swell holds around 3-3ft. Wednesday the 15th morning is another glassy gem, but even smaller at 3ft.
This pattern keeps rolling through the second week. Thursday the 16th through to Saturday the 18th all have clean morning windows with the swell sitting around 3-4ft, and the wind staying light and favourable. A few afternoons get messy, but the morning shift is worth it. Sunday the 19th and Monday the 20th are the same story – clean mornings, smaller afternoon chop.
Looking further out, Tuesday the 21st morning is glassy again with a longer 16-second period, but the swell drops to just 2ft. That’s a high-performance, low-energy kind of morning. Wednesday the 22nd picks back up to 4ft, cross-off wind, clean.
For the last few days – Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th – the mornings stay clean with light winds. The swell is around 3-3ft, and that 12-second period is a bit more user-friendly for the beach break section.
No huge standout of epic proportions here, but Saturday morning the 11th is the best on offer – glassy, 3ft SSW, and that 16-second groundswell will wrap nicely around the point. Crowds are sometimes an issue here, but early you’ll be golden.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 240 | 451 | 481 | 561 | 400 | 394 | 321 | 204 | 201 | 273 | 301 | 326 | 312 | 249 | 341 | 186 | 220 | 336 | 373 | 459 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | off |
High Tide | 11:16AM3.08m | 00:03AM2.75m | 12:23PM3.15m | 1:12AM2.89m | 1:29PM3.27m | 2:15AM3.08m | 2:30PM3.40m | 3:13AM3.29m | 3:27PM3.52m | 4:07AM3.48m | 4:20PM3.60m | 4:57AM3.61m | 5:11PM3.60m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54AM0.91m | 5:50PM0.67m | 6:03AM0.86m | 6:55PM0.53m | 7:12AM0.75m | 7:57PM0.35m | 8:16AM0.60m | 8:54PM0.17m | 9:16AM0.44m | 9:48PM0.03m | 10:11AM0.32m | 10:38PM-0.05m | 11:03AM0.25m | 11:26PM-0.04m | |||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 339 | 236 | 451 | 481 | 561 | 400 | 394 | 321 | 204 | 201 | 273 | 301 | 326 | 312 | 249 | 341 | 186 | 181 | 336 | 373 | 459 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 16 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 17 | S 23 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 30 | 240 | 34 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 134 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 116 | 10 | 111 | 220 | 51 | 172 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | S 6 | SSW 18 | S 8 | — | S 22 | S 24 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | S 18 | SSW 7 | S 23 | S 22 | S 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 37 | 31 | 104 | 13 | — | 9 | 11 | 31 | 100 | 21 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 |
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