Isla Santa Maria Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.43° S 70.61° W

Isla Santa Maria 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Isla Santa Maria sea temperature is
18.4° C
2.8° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Isla Santa Maria at 10AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
8
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.5
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
501
606
536
536
521
465
347
261
330
346
334
316
316
300
300
313
320
282
266
237
221
284
256
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
0
SSW
5
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:58AM0.93m
3:07PM0.61m
4:08AM0.91m
4:39PM0.56m
5:21AM0.93m
6:07PM0.56m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.37m
8:54PM0.32m
11:30AM0.36m
10:06PM0.35m
12:45PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:28
6:28
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
17
18
17
16
16
16
15
15
17
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
17
15
17
18
17
16
17
16
14
14
16
17
17
16
16
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