Santa Maria Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.59° N 22.91° W

Santa Maria WaveFinder

Issued: 10 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Santa Maria sea temperature is
23.8° C
0.3° 

Santa Maria surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Santa Maria surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period, S swell with 411 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Santa Maria this week:

The surf forecast for Santa Maria over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Santa Maria in the next 16 days are 1.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 5PM.

Wave TypeTime (-01) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8PM (Tue 7th Jul)2ft (0.6m) 9s
Best Surf 8AM (Fri 10th Jul)1.5ft (0.4m) 20s
Most Powerful 5PM (Sun 12th Jul)3.5ft (1.0m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Santa Maria over the next 16 days.


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