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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 4 pm Friday 15 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Depressions today?
The current surf forecast for Depressions at 8PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
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 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
282 | 282 | 391 | 454 | 551 | 551 | 562 | 820 | 1075 | 887 | 1054 | 1841 | 1802 | 2138 | 1899 | 1686 | 1712 | 2394 | 2862 | 1899 | 1252 | 847 | 755 | 589 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:56PM2.38m | 10:40AM1.56m | 9:37PM2.45m | 11:39AM1.53m | 10:22PM2.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35PM0.90m | 4:10AM0.01m | 3:15PM0.99m | 5:01AM-0.08m | 3:59PM1.07m | 5:54AM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 282 | 282 | 107 | 454 | 551 | 551 | 562 | 81 | 85 | 81 | 80 | 52 | 68 | 66 | 62 | 1686 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 1899 | 1252 | 847 | 755 | 589 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 15 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 156 | 158 | 45 | 110 | 113 | 157 | 116 | 43 | 81 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 60 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 17 | NW 18 | S 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 20 | S 15 | W 19 | S 10 | S 11 | WNW 13 | S 10 | SW 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 249 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 46 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 7 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 391 | — | 419 | — | 427 | 820 | 1075 | 887 | 1054 | 1841 | 1802 | 2138 | 1899 | 1363 | 1712 | 2394 | 2862 | 214 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 342 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 |
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