Depressions surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 25 Feb 2026 PST
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Depressions surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Depressions sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Depressions today?

The current surf forecast for Depressions at 6PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)--
Afternoon (25 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (25 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
1.3
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
W
0.6
WSW
1.4
WNW
1
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)1010101099999556181818181716161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)158327122117110868613366915846494949302346464646465041
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
0
ENE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassoffglassoffglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:04PM
1.37
4:50AM
2.06
7:39PM
1.48
5:58AM
2.15
8:09PM
1.58
6:54AM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:41AM
0.36
10:15PM
1.28
12:40PM
0.23
11:45PM
1.20
1:26PM
0.13
12:47AM
1.08
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------6:31-------6:31-------6:28-
Sunset-5:51-------5:52-------5:52------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242419181819192428282321202020262828222221202022
Feels °C (?)232419171718182427272320191919262729222220192022
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