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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 10 pm Friday 15 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Depressions today?
The current surf forecast for Depressions at 2AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
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 21°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
341 | 399 | 480 | 551 | 551 | 720 | 1075 | 696 | 1025 | 1910 | 1287 | 1929 | 1733 | 1525 | 1509 | 2024 | 2377 | 1759 | 1252 | 861 | 669 | 579 | 478 | 397 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:56PM2.38m | 10:40AM1.56m | 9:37PM2.45m | 11:39AM1.53m | 10:22PM2.46m | 12:43PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM0.01m | 3:15PM0.99m | 5:01AM-0.08m | 3:59PM1.07m | 5:54AM-0.09m | 4:48PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 107 | 399 | 480 | 551 | 551 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 69 | 361 | 66 | 62 | 1525 | 59 | 59 | 35 | 1759 | 1252 | 861 | 669 | 579 | 478 | 397 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 45 | 110 | 113 | 115 | 116 | 47 | 85 | 38 | 38 | 2 | 68 | 13 | 6 | 60 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | S 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | W 19 | S 10 | — | SW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 4 | S 16 | SE 4 | S 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 43 | 38 | 7 | 2 | — | 14 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | E 4 | SE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 341 | 394 | — | 419 | 427 | 720 | 1075 | 696 | 1025 | 1910 | 1287 | 1929 | 1733 | 1342 | 1509 | 2024 | 2377 | 1407 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 342 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 |
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