Playa Santa Maria Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 115.89° W

Playa Santa Maria 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Maria sea temperature is
22.2°C
1.3° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Maria at 3PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
0
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1177
991
910
739
617
433
340
267
273
222
273
198
195
195
195
211
260
260
384
398
408
487
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
0
WNW
5
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
8:07AM1.61m
6:54PM2.15m
8:33AM1.73m
7:46PM2.22m
8:59AM1.85m
8:31PM2.23m
Low Tide
12:52PM1.10m
2:02AM0.14m
1:44PM0.92m
2:37AM0.12m
2:28PM0.74m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:59
6:58
6:55
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
26
28
27
27
25
25
25
24
24
27
26
25
23
24
23
23
25
26
25
26
25
24
Feels °C
29
30
27
28
26
27
27
27
26
29
27
27
25
26
26
25
28
27
27
29
27
27
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