ED's surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 18 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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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 3AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313131313131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)828067787471102102102696868686756555452505959585849
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NNE
5
E
5
E
0
NNW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
2.33
12:34PM
1.51
11:27PM
2.30
1:49PM
1.43
12:16AM
2.22
3:22PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01AM
0.09
5:03PM
1.04
7:00AM
0.11
5:46PM
1.16
8:06AM
0.18
Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----6:24-------6:22-------6:20---
Sunset-------7:34-------7:35-------7:36
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------------1731
Temp. °C191817151722222015141413151921191513131314141716
Feels °C (?)18171614162020171312121113161716141111910121614
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