Playa Santa Maria Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 115.89° W

Playa Santa Maria 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Maria sea temperature is
22.2°C
1.4° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Maria at 3PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)4ft (1.2m)17s
Afternoon (04 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
1
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.6
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
805
795
786
844
748
739
739
915
1032
1016
1001
986
1138
972
1990
2106
2245
2383
2248
2452
2277
2325
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
N
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:32AM1.19m
2:41PM1.93m
7:33AM1.34m
4:25PM1.94m
7:43AM1.47m
5:51PM2.04m
Low Tide
5:54AM1.19m
11:20PM0.50m
9:08AM1.33m
00:32AM0.35m
11:40AM1.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:00
7:00
 mm
Temp °C
20
23
24
23
21
21
21
21
24
25
28
27
26
24
25
24
25
28
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
20
22
22
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
26
26
27
25
27
26
27
28
27
26
26
27
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