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Cojo Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Cojo surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 18 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cojo today?
The current surf forecast for Cojo at 2AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cojo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | |
903 | 661 | 599 | 540 | 494 | 416 | 480 | 471 | 471 | 597 | 476 | 450 | 867 | 841 | 828 | 904 | 966 | 921 | 694 | 683 | 683 | 671 | 660 | 615 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:17PM2.39m | 2:00PM1.49m | 00:12AM2.26m | 3:10PM1.52m | 1:13AM2.09m | 4:16PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM-0.04m | 5:53PM1.23m | 7:58AM0.05m | 7:06PM1.28m | 8:58AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 14 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
 kJ | 903 | 661 | 599 | 540 | 494 | 416 | 480 | 471 | 471 | 432 | 476 | 370 | 867 | 841 | 828 | 112 | 109 | 78 | 184 | 303 | 683 | 671 | 660 | 615 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | S 13 | NW 14 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 70 | 69 | 69 | 121 | 175 | 326 | 367 | 326 | 309 | 367 | 88 | 450 | 56 | 121 | 116 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 107 | 77 | 184 | 107 | 107 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 19 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 29 | 123 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 117 | 224 | 89 | 55 | 54 | 20 | 5 | 95 | 49 | 77 | 107 | 48 | 45 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 486 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | 597 | 404 | — | 478 | 407 | 357 | 904 | 966 | 921 | 694 | 683 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 54 | 89 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 357 | 54 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 |
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