Cojo surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 27 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
14.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cojo today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cojo at 2PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (27 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (27 May)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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)
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
13
2.4
NW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
12
2.2
NW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.7
WNW
11
0.9
NW
20
0.9
NW
20
1.1
NW
18
1.2
NW
18
1.2
NW
18
1.3
WNW
16
1.4
NW
16
1.4
NW
16
1.4
NW
16
1.4
NW
15
1.4
NW
15
1.4
NW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2067
2036
1885
1857
1450
1278
1194
1045
771
634
557
552
743
926
905
897
1070
1044
1018
967
881
857
796
691
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
SE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:40AM1.45m
8:01PM2.07m
9:33AM1.45m
8:29PM2.10m
10:21AM1.46m
8:57PM2.12m
Low Tide
1:36PM0.94m
3:11AM0.39m
2:09PM1.04m
3:47AM0.29m
2:41PM1.11m
4:23AM0.24m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:06
8:06
8:07
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
17
17
16
14
13
13
13
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
13
13
13
11
10
11
14
12
11
9
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
13
2.4
NW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
12
2.2
NW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
16
1.4
NW
16
1.4
NW
16
1.4
NW
16
1.4
NW
15
1.4
NW
15
1.4
NW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
Energy kJ
2067
2036
1885
1857
1450
1278
1194
1045
771
634
533
513
445
378
346
897
1070
1044
1018
967
881
857
796
691
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
NW
20
0.9
NW
20
1.1
NW
18
1.2
NW
18
1.2
NW
18
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
293
293
293
229
226
226
226
223
213
210
557
552
743
926
905
302
302
256
168
149
147
147
147
108
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
WNW
23
0.4
NW
22
0.5
NW
22
0.6
WNW
21
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
26
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
54
123
227
294
210
207
143
141
141
141
145
166
9
9
13
36
37
74
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.6
NW
5
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.8
NW
7
Energy kJ
852
812
272
276
127
178
212
287
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
1
3
Distance (km)
0
54
1578
311
30
0
0
0
41
167
30
8
8
0
0
0
0
313
89
311
54
30
30
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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