Surf Forecasts:
Playa Santa Catalina surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 31 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 31 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period, SSW swell with 390 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 31 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s 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 31) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa Santa Catalina in the next 16 days are 1.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 11s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 01) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Santa Catalina over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here.
We’re looking at a quiet stretch ahead for Playa Santa Catalina. This is a very consistent point break that loves a good SSW swell, and while we’ve got that direction locked in, the size is seriously lacking for most of the next 16 days. It’s going to be a waiting game.
Right now, we’ve got a gap with no real action. The first day to get your hopes up is Friday, the 31st of July, but even then the swell is only 3ft. It’s clean though, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the NNE at 6 mph. The combined swell energy is weak (284), so don’t expect much push. Saturday the 1st of August morning is similar – 3ft of SSW swell with a nice offshore wind, keeping things tidy. Still, these are tiny, marginal waves.
Things pick up a bit in the second week. Saturday the 8th of August morning brings a cleaner 3ft SSW swell, with a period stretching out to 16 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell, and with an offshore wind, the point should be clean. The combined energy hits a moderate 497, so there’s more life in it. The standout, I reckon, is Sunday the 9th of August morning. We’ve got 3ft of SSW swell at 14 seconds, a nice offshore breeze from the NNE at 9 mph, and a combined energy of 350. It’s not huge, but the conditions will be sweet.
After that, the pattern holds: small but clean mornings with offshore winds through to Wednesday the 12th of August. Even Thursday the 13th of August morning has a touch of clean 2ft SW swell with a very long period of 18 seconds, but that’s small and too long for a beach break. On a point like Playa Santa Catalina, it might actually line up nicely. Look, none of these are going to blow your mind, but for a smooth, clean session on a longboard, there are a few windows. Don’t expect any barrels.
Keep it salty,
Rusty
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Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 321 | 390 | 277 | 273 | 215 | 212 | 209 | 127 | 123 | 87 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 114 | 100 | 86 | 58 | 90 | 83 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:26PM3.15m | 4:57AM3.20m | 5:03PM3.19m | 5:30AM3.28m | 5:38PM3.19m | 6:04AM3.32m | 6:15PM3.16m | 6:38AM3.33m | 6:53PM3.09m | 7:14AM3.30m | 7:34PM2.99m | 7:55AM3.23m | 8:21PM2.87m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM0.40m | 11:00AM0.64m | 11:15PM0.38m | 11:36AM0.59m | 11:48PM0.40m | 12:12PM0.56m | 00:22AM0.45m | 12:49PM0.56m | 00:57AM0.53m | 1:30PM0.59m | 1:37AM0.63m | 2:15PM0.64m | 2:23AM0.75m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:43 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 321 | 390 | 277 | 273 | 215 | 212 | 209 | 127 | 123 | 87 | 40 | 49 | 49 | 114 | 100 | 86 | 35 | 90 | 36 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 9 | 4 | — | 10 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 82 | 79 | 54 | 47 | 69 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 34 | 83 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | S 8 | W 12 | S 13 | S 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | S 21 | S 22 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 54 | 77 | 69 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | S 6 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 16 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 |
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