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Playa Santa Maria surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 09 Mar 2026 PDT
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Playa Santa Maria surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Santa Maria sea temperature is
16.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Maria today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Maria at 12PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (09 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (09 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.4
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)4441212126611111122212121212020201919191919
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101064646443325242424156260359356463555523399424517624617495
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
SSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
1.90
1:25PM
1.21
12:38AM
1.82
1:27AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:30AM
0.76
5:17PM
1.07
9:02AM
0.82
11:24AM
0.78
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise--7:01-------6:58-------6:58-----
Sunset-----6:46-------6:47-------6:49--
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C151515171716161514141416171715141414141718191819
Feels °C (?)141313141212131212121314131313131314141515161617
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