Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Maria today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Maria at 1AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Maria. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 375 | 516 | 370 | 304 | 249 | 192 | 270 | 314 | 310 | 306 | 361 | 306 | 248 | 245 | 295 | 406 | 406 | 411 | 344 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:36PM2.41m | 10:04AM1.77m | 9:21PM2.36m | 10:35AM1.84m | 10:04PM2.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM0.94m | 3:39AM-0.03m | 3:13PM0.84m | 4:14AM0.05m | 4:00PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 375 | 516 | 370 | 304 | 249 | 192 | 270 | 314 | 310 | 306 | 361 | 306 | 248 | 245 | 295 | 406 | 406 | 411 | 344 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | NW 10 | SSW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 20 | S 13 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 85 | 75 | 149 | 70 | 69 | 114 | 40 | 61 | 62 | 26 | 33 | 48 | 38 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 100 | 84 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 10 | NW 9 | SW 20 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 74 | 49 | 12 | 32 | 22 | 55 | 61 | 61 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 21 | 188 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 64 | 64 | 63 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 31 | 43 | 5 | 5 | — | 31 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 891 | 235 | 235 | 284 | 0 | 235 | 59 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 180 | 235 | 0 | 88 | 88 | 284 | 284 | 235 | 235 | 172 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Baja Norte | ||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Playa Santa Maria surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest