Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Maria today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Maria at 12AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Maria. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 447 | 612 | 581 | 537 | 382 | 377 | 443 | 443 | 367 | 367 | 362 | 316 | 294 | 229 | 229 | 225 | 225 | 229 | 201 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:02PM1.86m | 8:05AM2.20m | 8:44PM1.87m | 8:32AM2.33m | 9:27PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM0.49m | 1:50AM0.57m | 2:34PM0.28m | 2:18AM0.64m | 3:12PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 447 | 612 | 581 | 537 | 382 | 377 | 191 | 179 | 172 | 202 | 226 | 316 | 208 | 216 | 192 | 196 | 146 | 200 | 166 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 192 | — | 65 | 55 | 127 | 92 | 443 | 443 | 367 | 367 | 362 | 105 | 294 | 229 | 229 | 225 | 225 | 229 | 201 | 225 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 68 | — | 40 | 25 | 10 | — | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 281 | 281 | 51 | 61 | 129 | 203 | 294 | 267 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 235 | 284 | 198 | 235 | 43 | 43 | 172 | 235 | 235 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 284 | 235 | 0 | 15 |
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