Cojo surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 23 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
13.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cojo today?

The current surf forecast for Cojo at 7AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (24 May)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Evening (24 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
258
258
251
245
283
197
214
217
214
172
358
448
550
563
563
657
481
469
463
463
457
539
525
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:09AM1.58m
6:33PM1.88m
6:29AM1.50m
7:05PM1.96m
7:39AM1.46m
Low Tide
11:50PM1.04m
11:40AM0.56m
00:57AM0.85m
12:23PM0.70m
1:50AM0.67m
1:01PM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:04
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
13
15
15
16
14
12
12
12
13
15
16
15
13
12
13
13
14
15
15
14
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
11
9
10
10
11
11
11
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
NW
10
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
NW
10
0.7
SW
14
0.7
NW
10
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
NW
13
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
Energy kJ
97
95
258
251
117
283
100
214
98
214
169
358
448
550
563
563
657
481
331
463
463
457
539
525
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
10
0.7
SW
16
0.6
NW
10
0.6
SW
14
0.6
WNW
10
0.7
SW
15
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
15
0.7
NW
15
0.9
NW
15
0.9
NW
14
1
NW
14
1
NW
13
1
NW
13
1
SSW
16
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.4
NW
16
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
258
258
61
79
245
79
169
65
217
74
70
178
217
309
297
357
347
336
469
290
223
205
96
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
10
0.6
WNW
8
0.3
S
11
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
NW
16
0.5
SSW
17
0.3
S
10
0.6
NW
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
58
55
52
42
20
21
197
199
193
208
172
16
70
16
16
16
15
15
6
6
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.9
NW
9
0.5
NW
4
0.9
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
NW
4
1
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
1
NW
5
1.2
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
2.2
NW
7
Energy kJ
29
4
4
4
123
6
125
151
24
35
27
41
31
45
86
260
414
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
462
89
54
30
8
0
0
0
814
1419
357
47
30
30
12
30
30
200
941
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
9
3
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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