ED's surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 24 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 10PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
14
1.2
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.9
W
4
1.2
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.3
SW
15
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
72
103
74
55
55
55
55
55
54
29
26
26
26
26
25
32
63
43
33
25
34
28
26
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
High Tide
6:47PM1.67m
5:28AM1.78m
7:21PM1.78m
6:40AM1.74m
7:50PM1.88m
7:40AM1.71m
Low Tide
11:38AM0.34m
11:57PM1.17m
12:30PM0.39m
1:04AM0.98m
1:13PM0.46m
1:55AM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:15
6:13
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7:37
7:38
7:39
7:40
Temp °C
21
20
14
10
10
10
13
17
16
15
13
12
11
11
14
17
18
18
14
11
10
10
12
18
18
15
10
7
7
7
11
14
12
11
10
10
9
9
11
13
12
12
10
8
7
7
10
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
S
13
0.5
W
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.4
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
NW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
Energy kJ
65
64
57
55
83
84
55
113
72
71
70
70
109
109
113
83
35
63
45
52
81
118
118
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
S
12
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
65
62
49
49
55
55
29
55
55
54
29
26
26
26
26
33
50
50
25
36
25
26
10
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
W
18
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
W
13
0.3
S
12
0.2
W
14
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
21
21
13
14
14
14
50
7
12
12
30
24
7
12
6
25
25
25
31
25
14
34
9
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.9
W
4
1.2
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
Energy kJ
62
72
103
74
52
37
28
27
15
14
13
15
13
15
15
21
32
63
43
33
25
25
28
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
14
48
14
0
0
0
0
14
299
331
3
3
3
3
3
210
331
331
106
3
3
0
3
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
1
3
2
3
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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