Playa Santa Maria surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 05 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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Maria today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Maria at 7PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
0.5
SW
13
1
WNW
6
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
171
262
269
284
287
287
236
176
162
162
162
162
162
162
162
125
96
91
93
85
75
61
108
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:25PM1.34m
10:51PM2.01m
1:34PM1.27m
11:23PM1.90m
00:07AM1.77m
Low Tide
4:09PM1.15m
6:35AM0.49m
4:18PM1.22m
7:34AM0.58m
8:47AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
5:54
5:54
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7:22
7:23
7:24
7:24
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
15
14
16
18
18
18
16
15
15
15
17
19
20
19
16
16
15
15
16
19
12
12
12
13
12
11
12
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
16
17
17
15
13
14
13
13
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
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
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.9
WNW
6
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
NW
12
Energy kJ
347
313
299
299
265
215
212
199
149
144
123
123
162
162
51
162
125
96
91
118
151
138
129
147
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.6
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
169
171
262
269
284
287
287
236
176
162
162
162
93
91
162
90
49
48
70
87
85
61
61
108
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.6
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
NW
14
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
37
37
37
37
37
91
22
42
52
47
30
37
31
42
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
1.1
NW
5
1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
Energy kJ
25
25
26
24
25
20
23
27
28
52
64
61
64
57
86
51
65
84
90
93
72
75
65
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
922
486
284
43
43
0
43
284
447
284
198
172
0
0
0
284
557
284
198
198
43
2
198
235
Best forecast wave conditions in Baja Norte
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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