Cojo surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 24 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 6PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
13
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.6
S
13
1.2
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
215
206
157
132
129
129
125
371
275
207
183
183
183
176
173
196
198
288
280
207
191
236
325
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:50PM1.67m
5:31AM1.77m
7:25PM1.77m
6:43AM1.74m
7:54PM1.87m
Low Tide
11:41AM0.34m
00:00AM1.17m
12:33PM0.39m
1:07AM0.99m
1:16PM0.47m
1:59AM0.80m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:18
6:16
6:16
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7:39
7:40
7:42
7:42
1
Temp °C
13
16
17
15
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
14
15
15
15
13
12
11
11
10
12
12
9
9
9
8
8
10
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.7
NW
12
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
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
Energy kJ
249
215
164
157
118
128
94
94
123
123
85
109
109
167
167
167
196
198
288
280
207
191
236
325
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.6
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
13
Energy kJ
209
209
206
142
132
96
128
125
81
75
110
84
80
74
72
46
63
33
45
45
45
45
45
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
17
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
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
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.3
SW
15
0.4
NW
10
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
57
53
51
51
84
129
129
85
17
17
31
31
31
17
17
30
46
46
15
14
34
33
34
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.5
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.2
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
5
Energy kJ
218
180
183
159
148
126
109
85
371
275
207
183
183
183
176
173
27
31
35
46
41
34
108
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
54
54
89
54
8
30
9
0
54
311
879
0
9
0
0
0
30
879
311
75
8
8
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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