Playa Santa Maria Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 115.89° W

Playa Santa Maria 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Maria sea temperature is
25.6°C
4.8° 

Playa Santa Maria surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Playa Santa Maria today (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Maria at 2AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
553
546
546
539
450
421
415
410
415
404
350
297
293
245
245
198
160
158
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:13PM2.17m
9:50AM2.04m
9:52PM2.06m
10:14AM2.09m
10:30PM1.90m
Low Tide
3:36AM0.28m
3:49PM0.51m
4:01AM0.42m
4:27PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:52
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
24
23
23
25
25
24
23
22
22
21
21
23
24
23
21
21
Feels °C
28
27
27
25
25
26
25
26
25
24
24
24
23
24
25
23
21
21
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