ED's surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.8°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 2PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515151515151514141455514141313166661314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17416916716716917217216916511511016213811610110860596615418113960116
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise6:31-------6:31-------6:30-------
Sunset---7:29-------7:30-------7:30----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C14161716131110912171918121010111319211912101112
Feels °C (?)1313131310986912121177781016171487910
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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