Santa Maria Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.59° N 22.91° W

Santa Maria 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Santa Maria sea temperature is
27.3°C
0.5° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Santa Maria at 4PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
S
13
0.7
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
68
66
65
59
57
56
56
56
75
68
64
62
62
62
68
68
64
62
62
89
61
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
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
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:23PM0.48m
2:25AM0.58m
3:47PM0.46m
4:30AM0.60m
5:32PM0.51m
Low Tide
7:38AM0.29m
7:28PM0.30m
9:21AM0.32m
9:10PM0.34m
11:10AM0.30m
10:50PM0.32m
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6:20
6:20
6:20
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6:30
6:29
6:29
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
27
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