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ED's surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
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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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.4°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 4AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 5 | SSE 13 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 16 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 5 | |
25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 37 | 45 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 26 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 31 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:50PM1.88m | 7:40AM1.71m | 8:16PM1.96m | 8:33AM1.68m | 8:41PM2.03m | 9:21AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM0.79m | 1:49PM0.56m | 2:38AM0.62m | 2:20PM0.67m | 3:17AM0.48m | 2:49PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | NW 14 | W 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
45 | 52 | 11 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 49 | 44 | 67 | 44 | 67 | 66 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 5 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
25 | 32 | 82 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 65 | 51 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
31 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | — | NNW 2 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 5 |
19 | 16 | — | 1 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 45 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 12 | — | — | 7 | 28 | 33 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 31 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 331 | 323 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 325 | 331 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 162 | 331 | 95 |
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