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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 29 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
14.8° 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 7PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
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 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 15 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | |
24 | 23 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 185 | 32 | 175 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:04PM2.08m | 10:07AM1.60m | 9:28PM2.11m | 10:52AM1.55m | 9:53PM2.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49PM0.79m | 3:53AM0.37m | 3:16PM0.90m | 4:29AM0.30m | 3:42PM1.00m | 5:05AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 |
20 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 15 | NW 14 | SW 14 | NW 14 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 20 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 54 | 53 | 32 | 46 | 86 | 105 | 91 | 73 | 52 | 51 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 220 | 217 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | WSW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 56 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 19 | 69 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 65 | 92 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 12 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 65 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 20 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 44 | — | — | 118 | 185 | 283 | 175 | 34 | 108 | — | — | — | 88 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 83 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 41 | 331 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 323 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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