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Playa Santa Maria surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.9° 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 4AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (15 Jan)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.6
W
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)101019151515151515151616161414141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88259343434333434606363615249778081818049456868
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		crossglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		glassglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:46PM
1.40
6:06AM
2.09
8:14PM
1.45
6:45AM
2.18
8:42PM
1.49
7:21AM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38PM
1.19
1:36PM
0.29
12:23AM
1.15
2:09PM
0.20
1:02AM
1.10
2:40PM
0.14
Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----6:41-------6:39-------6:39---
Sunset-------5:05-------5:05-------5:06
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818181920202019181919182021201920201920212221
Feels °C (?)161616161718181817151717161819181718181718191919
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