ED's surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 09 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
15.7° C
(Which is 2.1°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 1AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)161617181818181515151516161616151515161615151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)129127202276276276276150146178191258206206171158152110162160156148174169
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrossglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:15PM
1.45
3:50AM
1.66
7:54PM
1.50
5:14AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
0.60
10:02PM
1.44
12:10PM
0.55
11:57PM
1.36
12:50PM
0.50
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise------6:35-------6:33-------6:31-
Sunset-7:25-------7:27-------7:28------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1--------11231--
Temp. °C252419161515161819181413131214171716141413121315
Feels °C (?)222017151415151718171413131213141413121111111212
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