ED's surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.9° 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 7PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
1.1
WNW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)16161616151515151515141414141414131313216212020
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)147146989591888685851211201181167975744646457189696360
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
0
NE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
N
0
N
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
1.76
11:20PM
2.12
12:17PM
1.60
11:56PM
2.14
1:23PM
1.44
12:38AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
0.43
5:04PM
0.69
6:06AM
0.37
5:34PM
0.84
7:03AM
0.36
6:05PM
1.00
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise7:03-------7:01-------7:01-------
Sunset---7:10-------7:12-------7:12----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232930272122222121252626222120202025272619181919
Feels °C (?)222829272121212020242425222120202125262518181818
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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