ED's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.45° N 119.99° W

Issued: 4 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's ED's sea temperature is

17.6° C

ED's surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at ED's today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for ED's at 10AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	17s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s
Evening (08 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s

Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	276	352	302	343	334	232	298	173	175	177	175	173	169	169	166	166	121	119	121	118	174	169	188	167
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	WNW	WSW	WSW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	ENE	WNW	WSW	SW	WSW	NNW	NNW	N	E	SSE	SW	SSW	WSW	S	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide		4:41AM1.25m				4:53PM1.96m					6:34AM1.23m				5:43PM2.10m					8:02AM1.29m			6:36PM2.24m
Low Tide	11:17PM0.85m			9:42AM0.92m					00:28AM0.62m			10:39AM1.03m					1:27AM0.38m				11:45AM1.11m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:14	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	22	30	33	30	21	21	23	21	24	31	32	31	23	20	19	17	21	27	27	27	22	20
Feels °C	16	18	21	28	31	27	18	19	21	20	23	28	31	31	23	19	18	17	21	27	27	27	23	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	WNW 6	SW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	276	161	302	343	334	232	298	173	188	360	321	259	211	287	275	249	211	216	216	173	140	129	103	101
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SSW 18	S 16	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 9	S 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	54	352	48	66	66	66	2	93	175	177	175	173	169	169	166	166	121	119	121	118	174	169	188	167
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	SW 15	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	SE 10	SE 10	S 18	S 18
kJ	12	54	2	2	2	2	2	2	93	93	93	91	86	82	80	79	79	79	77	72	4	4	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 6	WNW 9	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 9	WNW 9	—	—	—	—	WNW 9	—	—
kJ	175	176	163	202	256	286	401	316	97	292	—	—	—	—	—	233	165	—	—	—	—	88	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Tajiguas CAL - Santa Barbara	Tajiguas CAL - Santa Barbara	Point Mugu CAL - Ventura	Pescaderos CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Palos Verde - Bluff Cove CAL - LA County	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	3	12	12	89	13	0	0	0	0	14	162	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	162	14	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara	El Capitan	El Capitan	El Capitan	Campus Point	Campus Point		Campus Point	El Capitan	El Capitan	Government Point	St Augustine Point	Campus Point		El Capitan	El Capitan	El Capitan	Cojo	Government Point	Government Point	Campus Point		Campus Point	St Augustine Point	Cojo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2		3	3	4	4	4	2		3	3	3	3	4	4	2		2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Moonstone Beach CAL - Humboldt	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Slot CAL - Santa Cruz	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	5	5	5

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