Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Maria today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Maria at 5AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Maria. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 158 | 164 | 214 | 251 | 251 | 167 | 162 | 197 | 189 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 152 | 138 | 195 | 179 | 268 | 264 | 261 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:48PM1.53m | 8:40AM2.21m | 10:27PM1.44m | 9:07AM2.13m | 11:13PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM1.04m | 3:56PM0.26m | 2:41AM1.10m | 4:34PM0.36m | 2:59AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | 4:46 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 919 | 805 | 690 | 669 | 690 | 700 | 700 | 793 | 793 | 805 | 793 | 793 | 700 | 690 | 606 | 587 | 560 | 383 | 1324 | 1511 | 1646 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 |
| kJ | 160 | 158 | 164 | 214 | 251 | 251 | 167 | 162 | 197 | 189 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 140 | 138 | 111 | 475 | 268 | 264 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 21 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 71 | 127 | 154 | 154 | 152 | 121 | 195 | 179 | 109 | 106 | 261 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 237 | 72 | 118 | 48 | 72 | 552 | 383 |
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