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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 Tuesday 12 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
13.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cojo today?
The current surf forecast for Cojo at 6AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
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 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | |
297 | 297 | 291 | 247 | 242 | 256 | 359 | 616 | 1119 | 340 | 418 | 469 | 515 | 408 | 1138 | 673 | 771 | 742 | 704 | 1151 | 848 | 1202 | 963 | 1281 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:50AM1.55m | 7:53PM2.10m | 8:51AM1.56m | 8:25PM2.25m | 9:50AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.66m | 1:24PM0.75m | 2:44AM0.41m | 2:01PM0.83m | 3:30AM0.18m | 2:40PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 297 | 297 | 291 | 247 | 242 | 256 | 359 | 158 | 158 | 247 | 366 | 317 | 334 | 267 | 723 | 441 | 408 | 326 | 322 | 865 | 848 | 799 | 309 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 239 | 183 | 226 | 168 | 163 | 161 | 161 | 104 | 104 | 170 | 219 | 276 | 317 | 317 | 366 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 8 | 322 | 392 | 314 | 31 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | SSE 10 | W 20 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 32 | 71 | 67 | 124 | 106 | 25 | 13 | 101 | 102 | 99 | 376 | 371 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 616 | 1119 | 340 | 418 | 469 | 515 | 408 | 1138 | 673 | 771 | 742 | 704 | 1151 | — | 1202 | 963 | 1281 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 54 | 54 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 200 | 54 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 54 |
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