ED's surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.5°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 7AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (28 Mar)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
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313131212121212121212121212121215
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)774746455959585833313029505029292928282726262735
Wind
(km/h)
0
E
0
N
5
NNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglassononcross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:53AM
1.97
8:35PM
1.73
7:49AM
1.99
9:01PM
1.82
8:38AM
1.97
9:26PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:02AM
1.12
1:57PM
0.27
1:56AM
0.95
2:34PM
0.30
2:42AM
0.78
3:06PM
0.38
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise--6:52-------6:50-------6:50-----
Sunset-----7:16-------7:17-------7:19--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161516232424191818182026262520191818182223221917
Feels °C (?)171617232223191718171926242320191717172223211816
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