Playa Santa Maria Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 115.89° W

Playa Santa Maria 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Maria sea temperature is
19.3° C
0.1° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Maria at 10PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)--
Afternoon (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (14 Jul)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
197
252
249
249
152
150
145
130
208
208
206
248
248
99
98
122
191
178
144
231
296
231
132
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
0
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:26PM2.47m
11:13AM1.67m
10:13PM2.36m
11:53AM1.71m
10:59PM2.17m
Low Tide
3:10PM1.00m
4:41AM-0.08m
4:02PM0.98m
5:21AM0.03m
4:56PM0.97m
5:59AM0.20m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:46
7:45
7:45
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
20
20
19
19
21
23
23
23
21
21
21
20
21
23
24
23
21
20
20
20
22
24
Feels °C
22
21
20
20
19
20
22
23
23
23
21
22
22
22
21
22
24
23
22
20
20
20
22
22
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