ED's surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 22 Mar 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
16.4° C
(Which is 2.8°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 4PM is: 0.3m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (22 Mar)1ft (0.3m)21s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131313212121202020201919191918181818181818181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)464645717069636060609696969384818080154152152150145132
Wind
(km/h)
0
NE
10
SW
10
S
5
WSW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
oncross-
off
glassglassglassglassononglassglasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:23PM
1.44
12:38AM
2.12
2:56PM
1.32
1:32AM
2.05
5:13PM
1.31
2:45AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:03AM
0.36
6:05PM
1.00
8:12AM
0.38
6:41PM
1.15
9:36AM
0.40
7:37PM
1.28
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise7:01-------6:58-------6:58-------
Sunset---7:12-------7:13-------7:14----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192425252019181818272827222119181926272520191918
Feels °C (?)192425252019181717262726211917161825252420181716
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