Playa Santa Maria del Mar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Grab your coffee, surfers, it's Rusty. We're looking at a rough stretch ahead with on-and-off small waves out of the NW. Let's get into it.

The pick for the whole sixteen days is going to be Playa Santa Maria del Mar. It's a beginner-friendly beach break, and while consistency is a bit of a problem, the water temp is a very warm 68° right now, which is a couple of degrees warmer than usual for this time of year, so it’s very pleasant.

We start on Saturday, July 4th, with a small 2ft NW swell, period of 10 seconds, and a gentle offshore E breeze at 9 mph. The combined energy is weak (117), but we get clean waves. A bit small for the more experienced crew, but if you're on a foamy or a longboard, it's worth a paddle. The afternoon gets smaller, 2ft and the wind goes cross-off, so it drops off.

Sunday the 5th is very similar, another morning of 2ft pure offshore from the E. Honestly, it’s a carbon copy of Saturday, maybe a touch smaller. Monday the 6th we get glassy conditions on a tiny 2ft NW swell. The energy is getting really weak, dropping to 64 on Monday morning.

From Tuesday the 7th through to the morning of Saturday the 11th, it's grim. The swell drops to 1 - 2ft, wind is mostly cross-onshore or worse, and everything gets a score of zero. There's nothing worth getting wet for during those four or five days.

Now, we see a little pulse of energy coming in on Sunday morning, July 12th. The wave height bumps to 3ft from the NNW, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 233 (moderate) and the wind is glassy. The afternoon holds the same size but the wind shifts to a light cross-shore. It’s still ordinary, but it’s the best we've had in over a week.

Monday the 13th is a similar story. Glassy morning with 3ft swell, but the period is a short 7 seconds. The afternoon features a clean, cross-off breeze. Tuesday the 14th and Wednesday the 15th keep the small waves rolling with offshore or cross-off winds, but the size never exceeds 4ft and the period is generally short (6-7 seconds). It's a very long period of 'ordinary' conditions.

The second week fades out slowly. Morning of Thursday the 16th has a 2ft NW swell with clean ENE wind, but the energy is weak again (104). And from Friday the 17th onwards, it’s back to cross-onshore wind and a choppy mess. Sunday the 19th offers a final little glimpse of clean, cross-off conditions on a 2ft wave, but the energy is gone.

So, if you have to go, hit the Saturday or Sunday morning sessions around July 4th or 5th, or gamble on that glassy Sunday July 12th. Other than that, it’s a waiting game.

Stay patient.
Rusty.

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