ED's surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 30 Mar 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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.4°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: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)--
Afternoon (30 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (30 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSE
0.4
SW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)1212121215151515151514141414131313131313151355
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)262627273434343434333331292928284545454545455483
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
5
ESE
5
N
5
ESE
10
SE
5
WSW
5
S
5
W
10
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
20
WSW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglasscross-
on
glasscrossglasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:26PM
1.91
9:23AM
1.91
9:50PM
1.97
10:07AM
1.83
10:13PM
2.02
10:49AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:06PM
0.38
3:24AM
0.64
3:35PM
0.49
4:03AM
0.52
4:01PM
0.62
4:41AM
0.45
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise------6:48-------6:47-------6:46-
Sunset-7:19-------7:19-------7:20------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C211916161515171820191616141315212221141212111320
Feels °C (?)201916161515171720181615131114191816109981017
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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