Santa Maria Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.40° S 76.78° W

Santa Maria 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Santa Maria sea temperature is
19.6°C
3.0° 

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 Santa Maria today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Santa Maria at 2AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1
S
6
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
171
154
197
194
192
186
167
125
125
159
203
251
165
81
86
70
134
149
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
S
5
S
0
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:14AM0.72m
1:59PM0.41m
3:03AM0.76m
2:57PM0.45m
Low Tide
6:00PM0.30m
9:53AM0.35m
7:30PM0.29m
10:11AM0.33m
8:26PM0.26m
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5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:02
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Temp °C
21
19
18
18
18
18
19
21
20
18
18
18
17
18
20
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
21
19
18
19
19
19
19
20
21
18
19
18
18
20
20
21
20
20
19
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