Cojo surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 PST
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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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cojo today?

The current surf forecast for Cojo at 8PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.6
W
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
W
1
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)121212181716161515151414141313131414141313141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)250203199232307354437471468773660597572482482482504459253212170399498475
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
5
N
10
N
5
NE
5
WSW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
0
ENE
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrossoffoffcross-
off
glassoffglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
1.47
8:45AM
2.22
10:50PM
1.49
9:19AM
2.21
11:19PM
1.52
9:54AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:40PM
0.15
2:29AM
1.15
4:11PM
0.14
3:06AM
1.12
4:41PM
0.16
3:47AM
1.10
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-------7:07-------7:05-------7:05
Sunset-5:15-------5:16-------5:17------
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222021212120192120201817161515181818171717181720
Feels °C (?)201818181817161917161413131112161616151515151418
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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