Surf Forecast Surf Report

Depressions surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 17 May 2025 PDT
Forecast 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
14.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Depressions today?

The current surf forecast for Depressions at 3PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (17 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (17 May)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.4
S
0.4
SSW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)816166666689910101010101010101091111101010101010101010101010101212121010101010101010101099776989988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)8281102207194188218169226294308391600471490407356301301356443135561460432356301288307307314314314255218218260156336263314320314301341348356399341321329338440315554479371363449563
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
WSW
20
W
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
0
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
ENE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
0
NE
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
N
5
NE
0
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NNE
0
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassonononcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassononglasscrosscross-
off
offglassglassonononglassglassglassglassglassonononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassonononcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:46PM
1.38
12:45AM
1.87
5:21PM
1.45
1:48AM
1.77
5:40PM
1.54
3:10AM
1.67
6:01PM
1.66
4:40AM
1.60
6:25PM
1.82
6:04AM
1.56
6:53PM
1.99
7:19AM
1.56
7:26PM
2.17
8:27AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:13AM
0.40
5:40PM
1.38
9:06AM
0.43
7:47PM
1.42
9:57AM
0.45
9:58PM
1.35
10:45AM
0.48
11:29PM
1.17
11:29AM
0.54
12:35AM
0.92
12:12PM
0.61
1:29AM
0.63
12:54PM
0.71
2:20AM
0.36
1:36PM
0.81
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise5:54-------5:54-------5:54-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:50---
Sunset---7:55-------7:55-------7:57-------7:58-------7:59-------7:59--------8:00-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131618191414131315191819161516151822232624212018212424232120201922252525232121202427262523222120232626252221212022262425
Feels °C (?)12141413810101014171617151314131720212521181817202222212019191821232323222020192325242421201919222423231918181720242223
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