Depressions surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 PST
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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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Depressions today?

The current surf forecast for Depressions at 9AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 Feb)4ft (1.2m)4s
Evening (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.6
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.7
W
1.1
WNW
0.7
W
0.8
W
1.2
W
1.5
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1
W
1
W
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.4
W
1.3
WNW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)1111121010455101010101010101099999566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)281238224711885463669625092121279426120115110162162886610210672
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
0
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:07AM
1.97
5:57PM
1.26
3:29AM
1.99
7:04PM
1.37
4:50AM
2.06
7:39PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:23AM
0.51
8:01PM
1.24
11:41AM
0.36
10:15PM
1.28
12:40PM
0.23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--6:33-------6:33-------6:31-----
Sunset-----5:50-------5:51-------5:52--
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clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181817222524191818171722252420191819182426262120
Feels °C (?)161614202321171515141521242320181718172525252119
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