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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 4 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 9PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 56 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 50 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 97 | 97 | 136 | 318 | 93 | 82 | 156 | 127 | 125 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:49PM 1.43 | 12:16AM 2.22 | 3:22PM 1.40 | 1:16AM 2.09 | 4:58PM 1.45 | 2:33AM 1.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:46PM 1.16 | 8:06AM 0.18 | 6:43PM 1.27 | 9:20AM 0.24 | 8:19PM 1.35 | 10:33AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 17 |
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