Cojo surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cojo today?

The current surf forecast for Cojo at 9AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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 Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1.8
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.8
NW
12
1.6
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
510
490
362
326
326
261
253
318
309
259
266
230
251
980
188
157
135
125
429
319
247
222
226
183
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:37AM1.95m
6:07PM1.56m
4:06AM1.84m
6:50PM1.67m
5:31AM1.77m
7:25PM1.77m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.29m
10:26PM1.31m
11:41AM0.34m
00:00AM1.17m
12:33PM0.39m
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:20
6:18
6:18
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7:38
7:39
7:40
Temp °C
13
13
13
18
19
17
15
13
13
12
14
16
16
15
13
12
12
11
13
14
15
15
14
14
9
8
9
14
14
11
10
8
9
8
11
12
10
9
8
8
8
7
10
10
11
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.6
S
14
0.6
NW
12
0.6
S
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.6
WNW
15
Energy kJ
191
251
326
141
99
261
253
318
309
253
249
215
164
142
118
128
94
94
123
123
85
109
109
167
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
16
0.7
NW
15
0.6
WNW
13
0.8
S
16
0.8
WNW
14
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.3
WNW
16
0.6
S
14
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
Energy kJ
249
239
118
326
261
245
157
153
209
209
209
209
153
51
132
96
125
125
81
115
110
84
80
74
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
NW
16
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
S
16
0.2
W
18
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
WNW
17
0.3
WNW
17
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
40
40
122
246
326
26
48
25
25
58
57
53
51
34
84
129
129
85
17
17
31
31
31
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.8
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.8
NW
12
1.6
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
Energy kJ
510
490
362
64
64
154
202
238
303
259
266
230
251
980
188
157
135
124
429
319
247
222
226
183
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
30
30
12
0
54
53
30
30
30
30
9
200
54
89
54
53
30
8
0
54
277
277
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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