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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 3 pm Tuesday 02 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
17.6° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Depressions today?
The current surf forecast for Depressions at 10PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Depressions. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1431 | 1382 | 1287 | 1240 | 1210 | 1210 | 1038 | 1012 | 827 | 657 | 773 | 660 | 529 | 425 | 317 | 307 | 246 | 229 | 176 | 129 | 121 | 115 | 83 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:10PM 1.51 | 7:14AM 2.43 | 9:09PM 1.53 | 7:58AM 2.51 | 10:06PM 1.54 | 8:44AM 2.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:47PM 0.14 | 12:48AM 0.95 | 2:36PM -0.05 | 1:34AM 1.02 | 3:25PM -0.16 | 2:22AM 1.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - |
| Sunset | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 15 |
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