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Depressions Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Depressions surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Depressions today?
The current surf forecast for Depressions at 2AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Depressions. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | |
102 | 131 | 111 | 105 | 84 | 67 | 77 | 84 | 131 | 77 | 83 | 84 | 55 | 113 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 109 | 109 | 113 | 83 | 50 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.55m | 4:02AM1.84m | 6:46PM1.67m | 5:27AM1.78m | 7:20PM1.78m | 6:39AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21PM1.31m | 11:37AM0.34m | 11:56PM1.17m | 12:29PM0.39m | 1:03AM0.98m | 1:12PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 77 | 73 | 102 | 105 | 84 | 67 | 65 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 83 | 84 | 55 | 113 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 109 | 109 | 113 | 83 | 35 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 75 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 49 | 49 | 55 | 55 | 29 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 50 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 17 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | W 16 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | W 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 42 | 42 | 57 | 42 | 66 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 |
| kJ | 102 | 131 | 111 | — | 77 | — | 77 | 84 | 131 | 77 | 55 | 39 | 32 | 25 | 20 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 342 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 904 | 342 |
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