Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 115.89° W

Playa Santa Maria 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Maria sea temperature is
24.3°C
5.0° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Maria at 3AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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)
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
106
132
148
362
362
522
424
322
314
376
432
508
508
581
669
628
574
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:12PM1.74m
9:34AM2.44m
11:01PM1.62m
10:09AM2.40m
Low Tide
3:17AM0.83m
4:36PM0.02m
3:47AM0.94m
5:25PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
22
22
21
20
19
19
18
18
20
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
21
22
21
20
20
21
20
19
19
18
19
18
19
20
19
18
18
17
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