ED's surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 PDT
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ED's surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's ED's sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at ED's today?

The current surf forecast for ED's at 4PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
1.3
WNW
1.7
WNW
0.4
SSW
1.3
WNW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.7
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)13131656135141515151515151514141414146131713
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60596691208589011612112185858572848281818074215709453
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
0
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise6:30-------6:28-------6:26-------
Sunset---7:30-------7:30-------7:31----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131921201212131315192121161415161720232117141211
Feels °C (?)11171816991111141719191412141516182120161087
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