Playa Santa María del Mar

Playa Santa María del Mar is a WSW-facing beach break in Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain. It picks up swell from SSW to WNW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 69% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the ENE: light winds or ENE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while WSW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

WSW (239°)

Best swell

SSW to W (212°–280°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NNE to ESE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SSW to WNW (212.5° to 284.5°)

Offshore wind

ENE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

3