Playa Santa Maria surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 03 May 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Maria today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Maria at 10PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
104
104
103
103
99
92
161
125
87
125
161
165
342
220
217
169
171
262
269
284
287
287
193
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:55PM2.18m
11:38AM1.44m
10:22PM2.10m
12:25PM1.34m
10:51PM2.01m
Low Tide
3:36PM1.03m
5:09AM0.30m
3:54PM1.09m
5:48AM0.40m
4:09PM1.15m
6:35AM0.49m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
5:56
5:56
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7:22
7:22
7:22
7:23
Temp °C
19
18
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
18
18
18
16
15
15
14
15
17
17
15
13
14
13
13
13
12
14
13
13
14
13
14
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
15
0.8
SW
17
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
Energy kJ
222
247
144
142
171
166
99
81
79
226
223
196
188
342
431
425
413
313
299
299
265
215
212
199
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
NW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.8
WNW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
106
104
104
103
103
99
92
161
147
58
78
78
117
239
220
217
169
171
262
269
284
287
287
193
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.3
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
WNW
11
0.4
SW
18
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
24
24
49
79
62
123
121
104
125
87
125
161
165
99
79
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
Energy kJ
4
5
7
6
7
10
10
10
10
10
16
20
22
28
35
28
23
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
569
235
235
43
43
43
43
235
925
284
235
2
0
43
235
284
922
284
284
43
43
2
43
284
Best forecast wave conditions in Baja Norte
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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