ED's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.45° N 119.99° W

Issued: 10 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's ED's sea temperature is

18.0° C

ED's surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at ED's today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for ED's at 3AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 19	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 6	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	143	96	68	66	40	44	46	49	80	109	109	109	108	107	46	67	91	181	90	90	89	89	88	87
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	W	WSW	W	SW	WSW	W	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	SW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	N	NE	SW	SW	SSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on
High Tide		9:16PM2.51m					11:22AM1.58m			10:07PM2.48m					12:05PM1.64m			10:57PM2.36m					12:47PM1.69m
Low Tide				4:43AM-0.15m				3:51PM1.03m					5:28AM-0.12m			4:47PM1.00m					6:10AM-0.01m


	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—
	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	22	22	21	25	30	30	33	29	27	26	26	28	34	33	35	29	26	27	23	26	31	33	32
Feels °C	21	23	23	22	26	30	29	31	26	25	24	26	28	33	33	32	25	23	25	22	25	29	32	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	WNW 9	SSW 13	S 12	WNW 9	S 12	S 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 6	WNW 7	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	143	96	27	66	26	26	46	47	55	55	109	109	69	82	46	67	91	90	90	363	281	232	227	268
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	NW 9	SSW 13	W 15	NW 9	S 12	WNW 9	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 13	WNW 14	SW 18	SW 17	W 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	SSW 12	WNW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	16	21	68	41	20	26	15	49	80	109	56	40	108	107	31	35	35	29	35	90	89	89	88	87
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 19	S 12	SW 19	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	W 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	S 13	WNW 14	WNW 13	S 13	S 12	S 13	WNW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 19
kJ	59	59	26	59	40	44	42	25	16	41	41	31	38	35	14	11	29	35	28	28	14	38	74	72
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 3	WNW 9	WNW 3	WNW 9	W 3	W 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 6	—	WNW 7	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 7	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	1	27	2	30	1	19	34	39	52	62	65	—	114	161	233	181	223	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Point Mugu CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Driftwoods CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	ED's CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Hermosa Beach and Pier CAL - LA County	Tajiguas CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2
Distance (km)	14	3	0	0	3	43	14	323	3	0	0	0	0	14	89	48	14	6	0	0	0	14	160	12
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara	Government Point	Government Point	Government Point	Government Point	Government Point	Government Point	Campus Point		El Capitan	El Capitan	El Capitan	Sandspit	Sandspit	Razorblades			Tarpits	Sandspit	El Capitan	Government Point	St Augustine Point	San Augustine		Tajiguas
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1		2	2	2	1	1	2			2	1	3	3	3	3		2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Jockos Point HAW - Oahu	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	2	2
Header Global	Buchupureo Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Bancoora Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Baboon Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	5	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	5	6

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