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Santa María

Lima, Lima - Santa María del Mar · Intermediate Fair
1.5m
4/10
12s 11 km/h
Santa María - surf spot in Lima

About Santa María

Exclusive beach resort south of Lima with quality beach breaks. Consistent waves over sandy bottom, ideal for intermediates. Social club with excellent infrastructure.

Characteristics

Level
Requires basic paddling and pop-up skills. Moderate power.
· 📅 April - October ·
Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
·
Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

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-12.4026°, -76.7782° Lima

Santa María — Lima

Current Conditions

Updated 09/07/2026 00:00

Fair
4/10

Waves

1.5m

10.8s period

Primary Swell

1.1m

11.9s SW

Wind

11 km/h

Gusts 19 km/h SE

Secondary Swell

1.0m

5.9s SSW

Temp.

21.6°C

🦺 Shorty 2mm

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

0.1 km

Fog

Sun & Moon

☀️
06:29
17:55
🌙
01:22
13:12
🌓 Last Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Rising

High Tide 01:06 - 0.82m

Best Time to Surf Today

06:00 - 09:00

🌊 1.5m 💨 8 km/h
Good 7/10 avg.

Today's Tides

High Tide

01:06

0.82m

Low Tide

06:15

0.62m

High Tide

11:45

0.82m

Low Tide

18:42

0.33m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.5m-1.6m

12s

SW SW SSW
10 km/h
🌓

Tomorrow

1.5m-1.6m

12s

SW SW SW
11 km/h
🌒

Sat

1.5m-1.5m

11s

SW SW SW
10 km/h
🌒

Sun

1.4m-1.5m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
9 km/h
🌒

Mon

1.3m-1.4m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
11 km/h
🌑

Tue

1.2m-1.4m

11s

SSW S SSW
9 km/h
🌑

Wed

1.3m-1.4m

10s

SW SW SW
11 km/h
🌑

Thu

1.3m-1.4m

11s

SW SW SW
10 km/h
🌑

Fri

1.2m-1.4m

9s

SSW SSW SSW
11 km/h
🌘

Sat

0.0m-0.0m

13 km/h
🌘

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 01:06 (0.82m) 06:15 (0.62m) 11:45 (0.82m) 18:42 (0.33m)
Morning Good

1.5m - 1.5m

216° SW
Period: 12s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 15s
⚡ 159 kJ
Midday Poor

1.5m - 1.5m

210° SSW
Period: 13s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 8s
⚡ 187 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.5m - 1.5m

213° SSW
Period: 13s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 6s
⚡ 187 kJ
At night Good

1.5m - 1.6m

213° SSW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 8s
⚡ 134 kJ
Tides: 02:15 (0.95m) 08:30 (0.63m) 12:45 (0.79m) 19:39 (0.29m)
Morning Good

1.6m - 1.6m

215° SW
Period: 12s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 6s
⚡ 181 kJ
Midday Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

215° SW
Period: 12s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 5s
⚡ 181 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.6m - 1.6m

215° SW
Period: 12s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 8s
⚡ 181 kJ
At night Epic

1.6m - 1.6m

214° SW
Period: 12s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 11s
⚡ 181 kJ
Tides: 03:10 (1.06m) 09:30 (0.59m) 13:50 (0.78m) 20:22 (0.26m)
Morning Epic

1.5m - 1.5m

218° SW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 12s
⚡ 134 kJ
Midday Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

210° SSW
Period: 12s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 5s
⚡ 159 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

210° SSW
Period: 12s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 6s
⚡ 159 kJ
At night Epic

1.5m - 1.5m

216° SW
Period: 11s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 11s
⚡ 134 kJ
Tides: 03:52 (1.18m) 10:30 (0.55m) 15:00 (0.78m) 21:21 (0.22m)
Morning Good

1.4m - 1.4m

207° SSW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 6s
⚡ 116 kJ
Midday Poor

1.4m - 1.4m

207° SSW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 6s
⚡ 116 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

206° SSW
Period: 11s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 6s
⚡ 116 kJ
At night Good

1.4m - 1.5m

201° SSW
Period: 10s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 96 kJ
Tides: 04:38 (1.24m) 11:30 (0.48m) 16:00 (0.74m) 22:10 (0.16m)
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.3m

201° SSW
Period: 9s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 14s
⚡ 67 kJ
Midday Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

203° SSW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 6s
⚡ 100 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

203° SSW
Period: 11s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 7s
⚡ 100 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.4m

202° SSW
Period: 9s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 67 kJ
Tides: 05:36 (1.26m) 12:20 (0.44m) 17:04 (0.75m)
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.3m

217° SW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 14s
⚡ 100 kJ
Midday Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

219° SW
Period: 12s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 14s
⚡ 119 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.4m - 1.4m

226° SW
Period: 12s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 9s
⚡ 139 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.4m

215° SW
Period: 10s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 83 kJ
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.4m

219° SW
Period: 11s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 6s
⚡ 100 kJ
Midday Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

224° SW
Period: 10s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 12s
⚡ 83 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

223° SW
Period: 10s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 12s
⚡ 83 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.4m

218° SW
Period: 11s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 100 kJ
Morning Good

1.4m - 1.4m

207° SSW
Period: 12s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 9s
⚡ 139 kJ
Midday Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

206° SSW
Period: 11s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 116 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

211° SSW
Period: 11s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 15s
⚡ 116 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.4m

210° SSW
Period: 10s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 83 kJ
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.3m

209° SSW
Period: 10s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 13s
⚡ 83 kJ
Midday Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

210° SSW
Period: 9s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 12s
⚡ 67 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

211° SSW
Period: 9s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 12s
⚡ 57 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.4m

210° SSW
Period: 10s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 13s
⚡ 83 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
9 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
17 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
19 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
13 km/h

Hourly Forecast

Showing 6 of 240 hours
Hour Waves Period Swell Dir. Wind Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Current UV Vis. Tide Rating
Thu 09 Jul 00:00 1.5m 11s 1.1m / 12s SW 10 km/h 1.0m / 5s SSW - - 0.0 0.1 km 0.79m
5
Thu 09 Jul 01:00 1.5m 11s 1.1m / 12s SW 11 km/h 1.0m / 6s SSW - - 0.0 0.1 km 0.82m
4
Thu 09 Jul 02:00 1.5m 11s 1.1m / 10s SSW 9 km/h 1.0m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 0.1 km 0.80m
6
Thu 09 Jul 03:00 1.5m 11s 1.1m / 8s SSW 8 km/h 1.0m / 11s SSW - - 0.0 0.1 km 0.76m
7
Thu 09 Jul 04:00 1.5m 11s 1.1m / 7s SSW 10 km/h 1.0m / 13s SW - - 0.0 0.1 km 0.70m
7
Thu 09 Jul 05:00 1.5m 11s 1.0m / 8s SSW 12 km/h 0.8m / 15s SSW - - 0.0 0.1 km 0.65m
7

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Surf information for Santa María

Santa María is a Intermediate level surf spot located in Lima, Lima, Perú. The bottom surface is arena. The waves break both left and right. The best season to surf is April - October.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf bodyboard longboard

Services

estacionamiento duchas banos restaurantes hospedaje salvavidas

Access

auto caminata

Condition Scoring

Rating Algorithm 1-10

Each forecast hour receives a score from 1 to 10, calculated by adding points for different factors:

Wave Height (0-4 pts)

< 0.5m = 0 pts | 0.5-1.0m = 1 pt | 1.0-1.5m = 2 pts | 1.5-2.5m = 3 pts | > 2.5m = 4 pts

Dominant Period (-1 to 3 pts)

Uses the dominant/peak period (wave_period). < 8s = -1 pt (wind swell, messy) | 8-10s = 0 pts | 10-12s = 1 pt | 12-16s = 2 pts | > 16s = 3 pts

Wind (-2 to +2 pts)

Glassy (< 5 km/h): +2. Light wind (5-10 km/h): +1. Moderate wind (10-20 km/h): offshore +1, onshore -1. Strong wind (> 20 km/h): onshore -2, offshore -1. Wind data covers the full 15-day forecast window.

Secondary Swell (-1 to +1 pt)

If a secondary swell with height ≥ 0.3m and long period (≥ 10s) exists, +1 point is added. If the period is short (< 10s) and direction differs > 45° from the primary swell, -1 point penalty for crossed seas. If directions are similar (≤ 45°), no penalty is applied.

Rating by score:

Flat (1) Poor (2-3) Fair (4-5) Good (6-7) Epic (8-10)
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