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Lat Long: 23.43° S 70.61° W

Isla Santa Maria 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Isla Santa Maria sea temperature is
20.2°C
3.3° 

Isla Santa Maria surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Isla Santa Maria today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Isla Santa Maria at 7AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

Table - waves today at Isla Santa Maria. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
4
4
2
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.5
SSW
8
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.3
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
541
518
392
287
330
314
310
875
1055
525
370
978
965
965
951
1077
1269
1382
1351
1417
2247
2193
2027
1728
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
SSE
0
NNE
10
N
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
0
SE
0
WSW
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:36AM0.92m
5:04PM0.54m
4:47AM0.90m
6:20PM0.59m
5:50AM0.92m
7:09PM0.66m
Low Tide
11:16AM0.29m
9:37PM0.43m
12:20PM0.27m
11:08PM0.43m
1:03PM0.23m
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Temp °C
17
17
16
17
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
16
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
20
19
15
18
20
20
21
21
19
18
18
19
20
20
21
21
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