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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 Wednesday 08 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
15.8° 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 11PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
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) (?) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 69 | 289 | 218 | 127 | 65 | 148 | 127 | 104 | 129 | 127 | 202 | 276 | 276 | 276 | 276 | 150 | 146 | 178 | 191 | 203 | 261 | 261 | 171 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:15AM 1.69 | 8:15PM 1.45 | 3:50AM 1.66 | 7:54PM 1.50 | 5:14AM 1.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:15AM 0.60 | 10:02PM 1.44 | 12:10PM 0.55 | 11:57PM 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
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