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Depressions surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
17.3° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Depressions today?
The current surf forecast for Depressions at 10PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Depressions. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 59 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 39 | 54 | 79 | 77 | 93 | 178 | 161 | 226 | 334 | 344 | 411 | 422 | 506 | 512 | 463 | 451 | 417 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:15PM 1.95 | 2:59AM 1.65 | 1:23PM 1.71 | 3:50AM 1.73 | 2:45PM 1.51 | 4:32AM 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:46PM 0.29 | 8:01AM 1.23 | 8:36PM 0.45 | 9:41AM 1.13 | 9:25PM 0.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - |
| Sunset | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 20 |
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