Beavers surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 18 May 2026 PDT
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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
14.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Beavers today?

The current surf forecast for Beavers at 8AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (18 May)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
985
755
589
505
404
325
314
340
222
164
161
150
161
121
116
140
325
321
158
198
195
192
238
142
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
0
NNE
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
E
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:45PM1.50m
11:13PM2.39m
1:53PM1.49m
00:07AM2.27m
3:04PM1.51m
Low Tide
5:56AM-0.09m
4:49PM1.15m
6:53AM-0.04m
5:47PM1.22m
7:52AM0.06m
7:00PM1.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:58
7:59
Temp °C
12
13
17
20
21
23
19
16
16
15
18
23
24
24
21
20
20
18
20
24
24
24
20
17
10
11
16
18
18
17
15
12
13
12
16
21
21
21
18
16
16
15
18
22
22
21
17
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.4
SW
15
0.7
WNW
13
Energy kJ
985
755
589
505
404
325
17
21
222
164
161
150
161
121
116
98
325
321
158
198
195
192
57
142
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.3
S
13
0.4
SW
21
0.5
W
5
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
34
34
33
28
30
47
47
11
21
42
26
65
65
95
84
140
32
117
13
64
62
59
27
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
SW
17
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
15
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
21
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
21
20
21
21
20
11
11
45
11
17
43
43
42
32
32
32
40
40
117
31
30
28
5
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
WSW
6
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
3
0.9
WNW
13
0.7
W
4
Energy kJ
1
11
314
340
2
2
1
1
3
6
10
83
3
238
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
56
21
101
0
0
0
0
0
127
247
21
0
0
0
0
0
36
374
21
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
4
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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