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ED's surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 06 Feb 2026 PST
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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
16.3° C
 (Which is 2.6°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 6AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 06). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (06 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (06 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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

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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.4
SE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
1
WNW
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.8
WNW
0.2
SSW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)1612131313131314141414121414613131617161661612
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2411131344131320202020158862331111111048260
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
0
N
10
WSW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
W
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassoncross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:32AM
1.80
12:22PM
1.52
1:07AM
1.79
1:28PM
1.31
1:48AM
1.78
3:26PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:44AM
0.87
6:23PM
0.77
7:55AM
0.87
6:46PM
0.95
9:25AM
0.84
7:03PM
1.10
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise--6:54-------6:52-------6:52-----
Sunset-----5:34-------5:35-------5:36--
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171515182019151515151522252619161616172426261817
Feels °C (?)141414171919151514131321222316131313142222231615
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