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Playa Santa Maria Surf Forecast
/ Baja Norte (67 surf breaks) /
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Playa Santa Maria surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 04 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa Santa Maria today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Maria at 7PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Maria. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
125 | 87 | 125 | 161 | 165 | 342 | 174 | 217 | 169 | 171 | 262 | 269 | 284 | 287 | 287 | 236 | 176 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:38AM1.44m | 10:22PM2.10m | 12:25PM1.34m | 10:51PM2.01m | 1:34PM1.27m | 11:23PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54PM1.09m | 5:48AM0.40m | 4:09PM1.15m | 6:35AM0.49m | 4:18PM1.22m | 7:34AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 |
14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 11 | SW 17 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 79 | 226 | 223 | 196 | 117 | 342 | 362 | 425 | 347 | 313 | 299 | 299 | 265 | 215 | 212 | 199 | 149 | 144 | 123 | 123 | 162 | 40 | 28 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 147 | 58 | 78 | 78 | 188 | 239 | 174 | 217 | 169 | 171 | 262 | 269 | 284 | 287 | 287 | 236 | 176 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 93 | 162 | 162 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 125 | 87 | 125 | 161 | 165 | 99 | 79 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 91 | 91 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | — | — | 24 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 39 | 60 | 61 | 47 | — | — | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 922 | 557 | 235 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 477 | 503 | 922 | 922 | 284 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 235 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 569 |
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