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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 10 am Tuesday 28 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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 2PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 16 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 15 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 13 | |
24 | 25 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 62 | 52 | 41 | 59 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 158 | 119 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:33AM1.68m | 8:41PM2.03m | 9:21AM1.64m | 9:04PM2.08m | 10:07AM1.60m | 9:28PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.67m | 3:17AM0.48m | 2:49PM0.79m | 3:53AM0.37m | 3:16PM0.90m | 4:29AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 |
 | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | 7:44 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 14 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
 kJ | 10 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 79 | 89 | 96 | 54 | 53 | 20 | 46 | 110 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | NW 16 | WNW 11 | NW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | S 13 | WSW 14 | NW 6 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 65 | 51 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 65 | 22 | 56 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | W 13 | WSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 11 | NW 16 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 39 | 33 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | WNW 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | 9 | 17 | 36 | 42 | 32 | 30 | 20 | — | — | 36 | 62 | 52 | 41 | 59 | 79 | — | 156 | 263 | 292 | 158 | 119 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 41 | 331 | 331 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 162 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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