Seals surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 PDT
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Seals surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Seals sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Seals today?

The current surf forecast for Seals at 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)--
Afternoon (10 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (10 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)1199101010202020191919191818181818171716999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)210103103236227169190188186184190181180157154152152156154145105108113111
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
1.69
4:58AM
1.71
8:50PM
1.44
6:09AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
0.64
1:14PM
0.54
12:16AM
1.34
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise------7:16-------7:13-------7:13-
Sunset-7:02-------7:02-------7:04------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181714141313131923211917181818272928222020202027
Feels °C (?)171713141212111821201814151514252626201717161724
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