Cojo surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 30 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
13.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cojo today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cojo at 3PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (30 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (30 May)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
2.1
NW
13
2.4
NW
13
2.5
NW
13
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.2
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.2
NW
11
2.2
NW
11
2
WNW
11
2.4
NW
10
1.1
SSW
18
2.1
NW
10
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
472
1479
1874
2103
964
1328
1177
918
913
1138
1264
1146
1031
1031
903
1243
768
934
751
734
708
675
651
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
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
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:06AM1.46m
9:28PM2.13m
11:50AM1.45m
10:02PM2.12m
12:36PM1.43m
10:36PM2.09m
Low Tide
3:13PM1.16m
4:59AM0.22m
3:46PM1.20m
5:38AM0.22m
4:19PM1.23m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:08
Temp °C
14
18
18
16
13
12
12
12
16
19
19
18
14
12
12
13
15
18
17
18
15
12
12
11
11
14
12
10
7
6
6
7
12
14
14
13
9
8
8
10
13
16
14
14
11
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
22
0.5
SSW
22
0.6
SSW
22
0.8
SSW
21
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
Energy kJ
663
472
110
101
268
263
308
511
218
247
603
596
590
885
821
616
815
703
649
751
734
708
675
651
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
23
0.4
SSW
22
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
15
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
Energy kJ
111
113
107
197
98
176
121
129
473
615
102
149
201
14
28
125
609
768
759
22
21
21
21
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
37
34
31
62
104
65
65
65
65
102
66
66
4
5
5
5
148
20
24
24
7
7
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
6
1.4
NW
7
2.1
NW
13
2.4
NW
13
2.5
NW
13
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.2
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.2
NW
11
2.2
NW
11
2
WNW
11
2.4
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
Energy kJ
186
178
1479
1874
2103
964
1328
1177
918
913
1138
1264
1146
1031
1031
903
1243
934
604
592
517
424
392
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
1
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
12
54
53
74
53
30
30
30
12
199
313
30
38
30
12
9
0
0
313
54
30
12
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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