ED's surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 27 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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.4°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 10AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.8
W
4
1.1
W
4
1.2
WNW
5
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
WSW
16
0.7
WNW
5
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.9
WNW
4
0.2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
34
12
17
19
48
57
36
28
25
24
25
11
26
25
40
40
39
39
24
24
23
34
21
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
0
NNW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
NW
15
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:40AM1.71m
8:16PM1.96m
8:33AM1.68m
8:41PM2.03m
9:21AM1.64m
9:04PM2.08m
Low Tide
1:55AM0.79m
1:49PM0.56m
2:38AM0.62m
2:20PM0.67m
3:17AM0.48m
2:49PM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:11
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7:40
7:40
7:42
Temp °C
11
10
13
17
19
18
13
10
10
11
14
18
19
19
15
12
12
12
16
20
21
22
16
13
9
7
10
13
14
12
9
7
8
9
13
16
16
17
12
10
10
10
15
18
19
19
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
NW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
11
Energy kJ
82
118
118
116
49
44
67
44
67
17
13
14
9
37
28
28
28
27
24
27
28
28
28
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
W
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
WSW
15
Energy kJ
25
26
10
9
39
36
18
10
10
66
65
51
14
11
25
40
40
39
27
27
27
25
24
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WNW
18
Energy kJ
34
34
9
17
10
10
9
28
28
23
24
25
11
26
11
11
11
10
39
24
24
23
22
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.8
W
4
1.1
W
4
1.2
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
W
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
6
Energy kJ
11
11
12
16
19
48
57
36
23
25
13
11
22
25
20
28
27
34
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
3
323
1428
323
14
3
3
3
3
325
331
123
6
7
3
6
4
41
162
13
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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