Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 115.89° W

Playa Santa Maria 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Maria sea temperature is
22.3°C
2.0° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Maria at 7PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
251
254
251
248
236
224
370
318
344
348
352
352
344
322
301
350
346
346
346
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
WSW
15
W
5
W
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:48PM1.97m
2:23PM1.83m
6:55AM1.48m
4:27PM1.80m
Low Tide
9:24PM0.52m
11:03PM0.47m
10:40AM1.36m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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6:28
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6:25
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6:24
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Temp °C
28
27
26
25
25
26
27
30
29
29
29
30
29
29
29
32
32
29
30
30
Feels °C
26
26
27
26
27
28
28
30
28
29
29
30
29
29
29
31
29
28
30
29
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