Playa Santa Maria Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Baja Norte, Mexico)

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Playa Santa Maria Surf Guide

Playa Santa Maria in Baja Norte is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the optimum swell angle is from the south. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Rarely crowded here. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

Playa Santa Maria Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	15.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa Santa Maria:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa Santa Maria occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Playa Santa Maria (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Playa Santa Maria with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 9% of the time in July while 66% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 25% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

66%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

25%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Playa Santa Maria Location Map

Interactive Playa Santa Maria surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Playa Santa Maria is General Alberto L Salinas C International (Ensenada) Airport (ESE) in Mexico, which is 171 km (106 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Playa Santa Maria is Punta Penasco Airport (PPE), also in Mexico, 250 km (155 miles) away.

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Playa Santa Maria Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 19:37 Local Time

m, °C	Tue		Wed
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Playa Santa Maria

Current tide and informaton

For Cabo San Quintin, 2 km from Playa Santa Maria.

Next High Water: 10:51pm | 2.01m

Next Low Water: 06:35am | 0.49m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Playa Santa Maria Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.9 °C) at Playa Santa Maria is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (17.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite