ED's surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 08 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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.2°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 11PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
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
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)566161619201616161718181818151515151616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6928921812765148127104129127202276276276276150146178191203261261171158
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:15AM
1.69
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
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:35-------6:35-------6:33-
Sunset-7:25-------7:25-------7:27------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------11-------
Temp. °C292518171617182325221816151416181918141312121417
Feels °C (?)262115151415162121181615141315171817141312111315
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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