Cojo surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 15 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
14.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cojo today?

The current surf forecast for Cojo at 12PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (15 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (15 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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)
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4.5
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
4
NW
11
4
NW
11
4
NW
12
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
783
1105
782
799
853
1229
1448
1824
2354
2095
2402
3135
3601
3459
4469
4387
4348
4035
3709
4187
4206
4136
4068
4177
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:50AM1.56m
9:01PM2.37m
10:49AM1.55m
9:43PM2.44m
11:49AM1.53m
10:28PM2.45m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.18m
2:40PM0.92m
4:18AM0.02m
3:22PM1.01m
5:08AM-0.08m
4:06PM1.09m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:57
7:58
Temp °C
11
11
13
14
15
16
12
11
11
11
14
16
15
15
13
11
11
11
12
16
17
15
13
12
7
9
13
13
11
11
7
6
5
6
8
8
6
7
6
4
4
5
6
11
10
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
2.2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
322
800
782
799
314
223
220
188
186
225
222
222
218
218
215
163
158
108
104
102
90
90
89
89
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.2
WNW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
S
16
0.5
S
13
0.5
NW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
8
322
318
314
31
87
46
87
129
173
158
15
15
15
7
7
13
6
25
25
25
24
24
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
WNW
18
0.4
NW
17
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
S
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
8
8
9
11
9
31
77
104
86
2
2
2
4
4
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4.5
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
4
NW
11
4
NW
11
4
NW
12
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
Energy kJ
783
1105
853
1229
1448
1824
2354
2095
2402
3135
3601
3459
4469
4387
4348
4035
3709
4187
4206
4136
4068
4177
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
12
0
0
0
311
30
30
30
30
30
30
54
53
54
54
53
30
30
30
89
89
30
30
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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