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Playa Santa Maria
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Playa Santa Maria Swells & Tide


Surf Height

2-3+ ft

TIDE -0.5 ft
SWELL1 1.6 ft, 302° @ 14s
SWELL2 0.8 ft, 220° @ 18s
WINDWAVE 2.8 ft, 295° @ 6s
WIND WNW @ 13 mph  
(onshore)

Playa Santa Maria Tides

Today's tide chart for Playa Santa Maria


high 7:26 AM 5.6'
low 2:36 PM -1.1'
current tide 4:04 PM -0.5'
high 9:01 PM 3.3'

Synopsis


Short period swell from the WNW mixes with long period swell from the WNW for surf with average wave heights of 1-2+ ft and set waves in the 2-3+ ft range, with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Recent winds have been moderate+ and trending cross/sideshore from the NW, averaging 12 mph. As of 3:38 PM wind is strong and onshore from the WNW (297) at 13 mph. A big 5.6' high tide at 7:26 AM raced out to an approaching -1.1' low at 2:36 PM.

Playa Santa Maria Weather



Sunny
Air 56° F
Water 57° F
Sunrise 6:37 AM
Sunset 5:17 PM

Swell Analysis

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Height Direction Period
swell1 4 ft 20° 6s
swell2 6 ft 10s
swell3 4 ft 20° 6s
windwave 9 ft 42° 9s
wind NNE (42°) @ 4 mph  
(offshore)
The dominant energy hitting Playa Santa Maria is from a combination of swells which together, beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, form a field. I will meet you there. The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you: this place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like the dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. Your soul and my soul once sat together in the Beloved's womb playing footsie. Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.

There was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry.” Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth “You owe me.” Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.

Long-range Swell Forecast

Playa Santa Maria 16-Day Surf Forecast


7 Day
16 Day
[Updated 25 minutes ago]

  WNW @ 13 mph

  Sunny

2-3+ ft

Water: 57°F

Tide: -0.5'

Synopsis

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 2:20 PM


PLAYA SANTA MARIA SURF REPORT:

Short period swell from the WNW mixes with long period swell from the WNW for surf with average wave heights of 1-2+ ft and set waves in the 2-3+ ft range, with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Recent winds have been moderate+ and trending cross/sideshore from the NW, averaging 12 mph. As of 3:38 PM wind is strong and onshore from the WNW (297) at 13 mph. A big 5.6' high tide at 7:26 AM raced out to an approaching -1.1' low at 2:36 PM. (...read more)

Swell Analysis


Swell/Wind Analysis

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Height Direction Period Energy
swell1 4 ft 20° 6s 420 kJ
swell2 6 ft 10s 42 kJ
swell3 4 ft 20° 6s 69 kj
windwave 9 ft 42° 9s 420 kj
wind NNE (42°) @ 4 mph  
(offshore)

The dominant energy hitting Playa Santa Maria is from a combination of swells which together, beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, form a field. I will meet you there. The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you: this place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like the dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. Your soul and my soul once sat together in the Beloved's womb playing footsie. Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.

Tides

Today's tide chart for Playa Santa Maria


high 7:26 AM 5.6'
low 2:36 PM -1.1'
current tide 4:04 PM -0.5'
high 9:01 PM 3.3'

Playa Santa Maria Weather



Sunny
Air 56° F
Water 57° F
Wind
onshore
13 mph
Sunrise 6:37 AM
Sunset 5:17 PM

Long-range Swell Forecast

Playa Santa Maria 16-Day Surf Forecast


7 Day
16 Day