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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 Tuesday 19 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
14.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Depressions today?
The current surf forecast for Depressions at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Depressions. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | |
117 | 108 | 146 | 140 | 325 | 321 | 161 | 154 | 151 | 192 | 111 | 109 | 98 | 184 | 148 | 93 | 156 | 153 | 133 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 152 | 152 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:51PM1.49m | 00:06AM2.27m | 3:02PM1.51m | 1:07AM2.10m | 4:09PM1.58m | 2:18AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM1.21m | 7:51AM0.06m | 6:58PM1.27m | 8:52AM0.17m | 8:33PM1.28m | 9:51AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 117 | 108 | 84 | 107 | 325 | 321 | 161 | 154 | 151 | 192 | 111 | 109 | 98 | 94 | 15 | 93 | 156 | 153 | 133 | 107 | 55 | 80 | 121 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | WNW 14 | S 13 | SW 21 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 12 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 65 | 95 | 32 | 140 | 32 | 117 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 96 | 184 | 94 | 11 | 55 | 107 | 76 | 28 | 80 | 54 | 152 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 14 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 42 | 32 | 41 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 117 | 64 | 62 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 56 | 56 | 148 | 56 | 27 | 11 | 27 | 50 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 2 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | NW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 146 | 8 | 148 | 10 | 94 | — | — | 9 | 20 | 28 | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 310 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 54 | 355 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 310 |
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