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/ 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 20 Mar 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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Depressions today?
The current surf forecast for Depressions at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Depressions. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 169 | 172 | 169 | 149 | 149 | 155 | 163 | 149 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 141 | 300 | 363 | 356 | 348 | 282 | 265 | 94 | 261 | 212 | 314 | 300 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:20AM 1.77 | 11:19PM 2.12 | 12:14PM 1.61 | 11:54PM 2.15 | 1:20PM 1.44 | 12:36AM 2.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:02PM 0.68 | 6:04AM 0.37 | 5:32PM 0.84 | 7:01AM 0.36 | 6:03PM 0.99 | 8:10AM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 25 |
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