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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 13 May 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
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 Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
104 | 102 | 92 | 59 | 58 | 82 | 82 | 102 | 100 | 142 | 184 | 179 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 172 | 156 | 158 | 107 | 110 | 113 | 157 | 116 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:48PM2.10m | 8:45AM1.57m | 8:20PM2.26m | 9:43AM1.57m | 8:57PM2.38m | 10:42AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.74m | 2:39AM0.40m | 1:57PM0.82m | 3:24AM0.18m | 2:36PM0.91m | 4:12AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 25 |
18 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 115 | 115 | 113 | 82 | 107 | 422 | 437 | 355 | 293 | 263 | 249 | 292 | 306 | 328 | 322 | 276 | 276 | 341 | 461 | 471 | 551 | 540 | 540 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 104 | 102 | 92 | 137 | 186 | 58 | 82 | 102 | 100 | 142 | 184 | 179 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 172 | 156 | 158 | 107 | 110 | 113 | 157 | 116 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | W 19 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 30 | 59 | 58 | 82 | 67 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 64 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 44 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 419 | 419 | — | 551 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 43 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 162 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 162 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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