Depressions surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 PST
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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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Depressions today?

The current surf forecast for Depressions at 3PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (20 Feb)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

Table - waves today at Depressions. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
W
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.9
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)11111111111010101010979131312126777111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6435033633453432271331029436221740161615151523252661184202
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
5
N
5
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SW
0
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrossonglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:04AM
1.75
11:39PM
1.93
11:59AM
1.54
12:16AM
1.96
1:13PM
1.34
1:04AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:10AM
0.71
5:12PM
0.61
6:07AM
0.68
5:39PM
0.78
7:17AM
0.65
6:09PM
0.95
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise6:39-------6:37-------6:37-------
Sunset---5:46-------5:47-------5:49----
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C81114131199910131514121111111117191817161616
Feels °C (?)481110866679111111998814161415141413
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