Depressions surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Depressions today?

The current surf forecast for Depressions at 1AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (11 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)151515161616161615151616151515151510101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)146178191258206226169160152110162160156148174169167374424426363356294288
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
E
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:53PM
1.50
5:13AM
1.67
7:57PM
1.58
6:17AM
1.72
8:07PM
1.67
7:11AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:09PM
0.55
11:56PM
1.36
12:49PM
0.50
12:50AM
1.22
1:21PM
0.47
1:32AM
1.04
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------6:33-------6:31-------6:31-
Sunset-7:27-------7:27-------7:28------
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11--------1121----------
Temp. °C171715141313141717161515141313161515131211101217
Feels °C (?)17171514121214161515141412121113111110986913
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