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Depressions surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 16 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
17.1° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)Nearby Cam: 2km away, Campus Point Surf Cam
How big are the waves at Depressions today?
The current surf forecast for Depressions at 12PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Depressions. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 25 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 64 | 183 | 307 | 424 | 820 | 781 | 768 | 418 | 359 | 579 | 569 | 658 | 560 | 486 | 464 | 418 | 151 | 410 | 157 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:38AM 2.06 | 8:41PM 1.41 | 7:09AM 2.11 | 9:22PM 1.43 | 7:41AM 2.15 | 10:00PM 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:05PM 0.34 | 12:47AM 1.14 | 2:39PM 0.25 | 1:23AM 1.17 | 3:13PM 0.20 | 1:57AM 1.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
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