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/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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ED's surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 PDTForecast 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
16.4° C
(Which is 2.8°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 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 1ft (0.3m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 60 | 60 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 93 | 84 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 145 | 132 | 93 | 102 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | on | on | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | off | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:56PM 1.32 | 1:32AM 2.05 | 5:13PM 1.31 | 2:45AM 1.97 | 6:52PM 1.41 | 4:17AM 1.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:12AM 0.38 | 6:41PM 1.15 | 9:36AM 0.40 | 7:37PM 1.28 | 11:04AM 0.38 | 9:51PM 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thu 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
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