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Beavers surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Beavers surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Beavers sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Beavers today?
The current surf forecast for Beavers at 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Beavers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 28 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 20 | 34 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 50 | 58 | 71 | 118 | 183 | 307 | 786 | 820 | 807 | 985 | 353 | 359 | 781 | 780 | 694 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:10AM 2.01 | 7:56PM 1.37 | 6:39AM 2.06 | 8:43PM 1.41 | 7:10AM 2.11 | 9:24PM 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:31PM 0.46 | 12:11AM 1.09 | 2:06PM 0.34 | 12:48AM 1.14 | 2:40PM 0.26 | 1:24AM 1.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
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