Santa Maria Surf Break

Santa Maria 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 16.59° N 22.91° W

Issued: 4 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Santa Maria sea temperature is
23.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Santa Maria at 7PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)--
Afternoon (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
111
109
109
107
107
107
107
111
128
130
128
95
94
94
94
95
95
94
92
92
90
126
90
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:29PM0.91m
1:05AM0.66m
1:23PM0.84m
2:05AM0.65m
2:21PM0.76m
3:09AM0.65m
Low Tide
6:52PM0.13m
6:41AM0.18m
7:45PM0.17m
7:42AM0.23m
8:39PM0.20m
8:51AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:06
7:07
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
Feels °C
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
18
19
19
19
20
19
20
19
19
20
18
20
19
18
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
1.6
NNE
7
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Energy kJ
111
111
109
109
107
107
107
107
111
128
130
128
95
94
279
94
95
95
94
92
92
90
90
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.7
SSE
10
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
8
12
11
14
7
14
13
94
13
12
51
51
51
50
83
126
72
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
N
11
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.1
NW
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.3
NW
9
Energy kJ
15
15
14
12
13
13
13
12
8
2
7
11
10
6
13
5
27
9
17
16
16
25
24
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
Energy kJ
103
93
91
110
93
107
107
121
117
156
166
210
229
242
327
363
403
455
466
432
381
307
284
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
199
199
1464
1492
1651
1651
1411
1397
1
1397
1
1379
612
612
197
197
197
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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