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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 Sunday 17 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
13.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Cojo today?
The current surf forecast for Cojo at 3AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 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 Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | |
3653 | 3285 | 2744 | 2243 | 1913 | 1554 | 1198 | 1018 | 831 | 703 | 551 | 599 | 520 | 510 | 554 | 490 | 480 | 450 | 476 | 450 | 867 | 841 | 828 | 904 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:28PM2.45m | 12:52PM1.50m | 11:17PM2.39m | 2:00PM1.49m | 00:12AM2.26m | 3:10PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02AM-0.09m | 4:55PM1.16m | 6:58AM-0.04m | 5:53PM1.23m | 7:58AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 89 | 3285 | 2744 | 2243 | 1913 | 1554 | 1198 | 1018 | 831 | 703 | 551 | 599 | 520 | 510 | 554 | 490 | 480 | 450 | 420 | 385 | 867 | 841 | 828 | 904 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 24 | 89 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 45 | 76 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 121 | 175 | 261 | 258 | 326 | 309 | 412 | 476 | 450 | 56 | 88 | 116 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 21 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 48 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 123 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 224 | 89 | 55 | 54 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 3653 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 359 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 407 | 349 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 186 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 400 | 54 |
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