ED's surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
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 10PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)191919191818181818181818171616161616161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)969696938481808015415215215014513293127125125124124122976057
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
0
N
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
1.32
1:32AM
2.05
5:13PM
1.31
2:45AM
1.97
6:52PM
1.41
4:17AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:41PM
1.15
9:36AM
0.40
7:37PM
1.28
11:04AM
0.38
9:51PM
1.34
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------6:58-------6:56-------6:54-
Sunset-7:13-------7:14-------7:15------
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)
------------------------
Temp. °C252520191717172426241919191818242525191918181824
Feels °C (?)242520181616162325231918181617222325171716151722
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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