Devereux surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 21 May 2026 PDT
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Devereux surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Devereux sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Devereux today?

The current surf forecast for Devereux at 8AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Afternoon (21 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (21 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
W
11
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
184
96
93
145
142
170
107
80
79
152
109
91
82
106
107
116
121
122
122
122
124
124
122
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
0
SW
0
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:07AM2.10m
4:09PM1.58m
2:18AM1.90m
5:05PM1.67m
3:40AM1.72m
5:51PM1.78m
Low Tide
8:52AM0.17m
8:33PM1.28m
9:51AM0.30m
10:16PM1.20m
10:46AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:59
8:00
Temp °C
20
19
19
21
22
22
19
18
17
16
17
20
20
19
16
15
15
14
16
19
19
19
15
15
17
18
18
20
21
20
18
17
16
15
16
19
19
17
15
15
15
14
16
18
18
17
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
98
31
27
93
145
142
76
81
68
19
15
91
91
54
106
107
57
57
122
122
122
124
124
122
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
W
5
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
S
12
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
Energy kJ
96
94
94
19
56
77
27
107
55
47
46
109
78
29
26
26
116
121
57
38
33
33
53
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.3
SW
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
SW
18
0.1
S
23
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
57
184
96
56
11
11
5
28
80
79
152
32
30
49
10
25
25
25
25
25
11
11
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.3
W
3
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.3
W
6
Energy kJ
24
3
6
170
13
17
11
1
82
78
74
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
1
39
37
3
2
0
0
0
1
53
308
3
2
0
0
0
0
308
524
3
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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