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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 4 pm Saturday 16 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
14.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cojo today?
The current surf forecast for Cojo at 10PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cojo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
3074 | 2980 | 3450 | 4552 | 4190 | 3950 | 3980 | 3893 | 3959 | 4136 | 4477 | 4177 | 3285 | 2460 | 1946 | 1693 | 1314 | 1037 | 920 | 674 | 716 | 599 | 587 | 576 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:43PM2.44m | 11:49AM1.53m | 10:28PM2.45m | 12:52PM1.50m | 11:17PM2.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM1.01m | 5:08AM-0.08m | 4:06PM1.09m | 6:02AM-0.09m | 4:55PM1.16m | 6:58AM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 |
7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 218 | 218 | 215 | 163 | 158 | 108 | 93 | 102 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 3285 | 2460 | 1946 | 1693 | 1314 | 1037 | 920 | 674 | 716 | 599 | 587 | 576 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 20 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 48 | 45 | 76 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 121 | 175 | 264 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | S 20 | S 14 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | NW 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 46 | 80 | 69 | 69 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | SE 10 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 3 | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 3074 | 2980 | 3450 | 4552 | 4190 | 3950 | 3980 | 3893 | 3959 | 4136 | 4477 | 4177 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 460 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 54 | 53 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 195 | 54 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 101 | 167 | 89 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 116 |
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