ED's surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 14 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 9PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (14 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.5
S
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
1.6
WNW
1.1
NW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1656613141515151515151514141414146613131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6611716611592116121121858585728482818180741487253533570
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
0
ENE
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassononoffoffcross-
off
offglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:28-------6:26-------6:26-
Sunset-7:30-------7:30-------7:31------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222013111213151921201614151617202322171513121519
Feels °C (?)19161089111417191814121414161921211612981215
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