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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 Saturday 02 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
14.9° 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 7PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Depressions. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 11 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 17 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | |
113 | 113 | 147 | 81 | 111 | 109 | 78 | 74 | 70 | 88 | 61 | 93 | 66 | 100 | 97 | 98 | 188 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 173 | 164 | 114 | 461 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:35AM1.50m | 10:19PM2.10m | 12:25PM1.44m | 10:48PM2.05m | 1:23PM1.38m | 11:21PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM1.09m | 5:42AM0.29m | 4:31PM1.17m | 6:24AM0.34m | 4:55PM1.24m | 7:12AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 |
18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | NW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 113 | 113 | 25 | 81 | 111 | 109 | 78 | 74 | 70 | 42 | 47 | 42 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 86 | 188 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 173 | 116 | 114 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | SSW 15 | NW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 31 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 8 | 25 | 47 | 61 | 42 | 69 | 42 | 100 | 97 | 43 | 99 | 65 | 35 | 60 | 59 | 164 | 66 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | WNW 18 | S 10 | WNW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 17 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 8 | 61 | 31 | 31 | 42 | 72 | 98 | 8 | 34 | 41 | 41 | 69 | — | 76 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | WNW 12 | W 4 | WNW 12 | — | W 3 | — | WNW 6 | W 11 | W 3 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 147 | 4 | 94 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 88 | 5 | 93 | 66 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 461 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 54 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 342 | 342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
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