Cojo surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 25 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
13.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cojo today?

The current surf forecast for Cojo at 1AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (26 May)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (26 May)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.5
NW
12
1.1
SSW
15
2.4
NW
7
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
14
3
NW
14
2.5
NW
13
2.4
NW
13
2.4
NW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.2
NW
12
2
WNW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.7
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
563
563
657
481
469
463
463
625
539
547
939
1308
3519
2803
2310
2036
1975
1857
1633
1447
1256
1045
757
634
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
0
N
10
W
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
High Tide
7:05PM1.96m
7:39AM1.46m
7:34PM2.02m
8:40AM1.45m
8:01PM2.07m
9:33AM1.45m
Low Tide
12:23PM0.70m
1:50AM0.67m
1:01PM0.83m
2:33AM0.51m
1:36PM0.94m
3:11AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:04
8:05
8:06
1
Temp °C
16
17
14
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
14
15
12
12
9
7
8
9
10
11
8
7
6
6
7
9
10
11
11
10
11
11
10
11
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
2.4
NW
13
2.4
NW
13
0.8
SSW
14
2.4
WNW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.2
NW
12
2
WNW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.7
WNW
11
Energy kJ
563
563
657
481
469
463
463
457
539
439
428
417
301
297
293
2036
1975
229
1633
1447
1256
1045
757
634
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
14
1
NW
14
1
NW
13
1
NW
13
1
NW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
NW
12
0.3
NW
18
0.6
NW
16
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.1
S
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Energy kJ
297
357
347
336
331
290
223
48
169
6
6
6
2
2
2
293
293
2
226
226
226
223
213
210
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
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
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.2
WNW
23
0.4
NW
22
0.5
NW
22
0.6
WNW
21
Energy kJ
58
16
15
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
54
123
227
294
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.9
WNW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.5
NW
12
1.9
NW
6
2.4
NW
7
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
14
3
NW
14
2.5
NW
13
2.4
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
Energy kJ
3
7
31
54
61
66
85
625
284
547
939
1308
3519
2803
2310
1857
749
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
9
4
2
2
2
1
4
3
4
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
89
311
54
41
30
30
30
128
778
874
162
53
53
30
9
30
229
1189
30
0
0
0
0
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
9
7
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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