Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Maria today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Maria at 3AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Maria. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 739 | 729 | 711 | 657 | 640 | 640 | 551 | 551 | 623 | 614 | 469 | 469 | 469 | 623 | 905 | 980 | 993 | 993 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:12AM1.37m | 11:35AM2.13m | 3:14AM1.35m | 12:36PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM0.21m | 4:49AM1.18m | 7:35PM0.34m | 5:33AM1.32m | 9:01PM0.44m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 739 | 729 | 711 | 657 | 640 | 640 | 551 | 551 | 623 | 614 | 469 | 469 | 469 | 623 | 905 | 980 | 993 | 993 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 140 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 127 | 120 | 116 | 116 | 175 | 84 | 349 | 327 | 404 | 283 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 8 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 17 |
| kJ | 45 | 42 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 16 | 97 | 97 | 16 | 83 | 111 | 103 | 98 | 2 | 75 | 75 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 284 | 448 | 172 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 118 | 0 | 0 |
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