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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 Saturday 16 May 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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Depressions today?
The current surf forecast for Depressions at 6AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
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 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | |
1086 | 1170 | 452 | 1420 | 1332 | 1178 | 1103 | 1501 | 1810 | 1430 | 1231 | 847 | 669 | 505 | 404 | 325 | 314 | 254 | 206 | 156 | 153 | 150 | 161 | 144 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 9:37PM2.45m | 11:39AM1.53m | 10:22PM2.46m | 12:43PM1.50m | 11:11PM2.40m | 1:51PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM-0.08m | 3:59PM1.07m | 5:54AM-0.09m | 4:48PM1.14m | 6:51AM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 68 | 249 | 452 | 1420 | 1332 | 1178 | 1103 | 59 | 35 | 1430 | 1231 | 847 | 669 | 505 | 404 | 325 | 314 | 254 | 206 | 156 | 153 | 150 | 161 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 38 | 106 | 289 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 12 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 43 | 65 | 65 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 139 | 68 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 46 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 26 | 42 | 42 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | WSW 6 | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1086 | 1170 | 195 | 1075 | 1095 | 984 | — | 1501 | 1810 | 1277 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 11 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 221 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 221 | 1 |
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