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Playa Santa Maria surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 09 Mar 2026 PDT
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Playa Santa Maria surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Santa Maria sea temperature is
16.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Maria today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Maria at 3AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (10 Mar)2ft (0.6m)21s
Evening (10 Mar)2ft (0.6m)21s

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

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Mon
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
2
2
1
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.3
SSW
0.4
S
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)661161122212121212020201919191919181717171717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2525241124156260359356463555523399387517624501495459428414453459563
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:38AM
1.82
1:27AM
1.72
3:25AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02AM
0.82
11:24AM
0.78
12:36PM
0.64
Mon
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise----6:58-------6:58-------6:56---
Sunset-------6:47-------6:49-------6:49
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151514141416171715141413141718181719181820232324
Feels °C (?)111312121314141414131412141615151518171719212121
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