Cojo surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 22 May 2026 PDT
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Cojo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cojo sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cojo today?

The current surf forecast for Cojo at 4PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
19
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.5
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
297
263
253
234
229
196
255
255
255
258
258
258
258
255
251
245
283
197
214
217
214
172
358
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:11PM1.68m
3:44AM1.72m
5:56PM1.78m
5:09AM1.58m
6:33PM1.88m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.29m
10:22PM1.20m
10:51AM0.43m
11:50PM1.04m
11:40AM0.56m
00:57AM0.85m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:01
8:02
8:04
Temp °C
12
14
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
15
14
12
12
12
13
15
14
15
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
10
10
11
11
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
10
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
341
297
263
253
234
229
192
192
192
192
163
123
97
95
95
251
245
117
100
100
98
96
90
358
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
10
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
NW
9
Energy kJ
316
207
102
102
176
181
196
255
255
255
258
258
258
258
255
53
77
283
169
214
217
214
169
88
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.6
WNW
8
0.3
S
11
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
NW
16
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
NW
15
Energy kJ
49
100
152
120
47
46
44
44
44
44
44
59
56
55
57
79
42
20
197
197
193
208
172
178
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
0.5
W
3
0.8
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
128
6
116
56
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
277
2
54
9
0
0
0
0
102
277
54
0
0
0
0
0
89
54
2
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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