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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 Saturday 21 Mar 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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.6°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 5PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 85 | 121 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 78 | 75 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 93 | 84 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | glass | off | cross- off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:17PM 1.60 | 11:56PM 2.14 | 1:23PM 1.44 | 12:38AM 2.12 | 2:56PM 1.32 | 1:32AM 2.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:06AM 0.37 | 5:34PM 0.84 | 7:03AM 0.36 | 6:05PM 1.00 | 8:12AM 0.38 | 6:41PM 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tue 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
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