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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 am Friday 17 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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 1PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
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 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 53 | 53 | 46 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 87 | 93 | 82 | 86 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 67 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 102 | 70 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:34AM 1.70 | 10:07PM 2.29 | 11:31AM 1.61 | 10:45PM 2.33 | 12:34PM 1.51 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:20AM 0.23 | 3:52PM 0.79 | 5:08AM 0.12 | 4:26PM 0.92 | 6:01AM 0.09 | 5:03PM 1.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
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