ED's surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 04 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.5°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 2PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Afternoon (04 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (04 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)19181818181717161616161615151515151514666614
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11816516015810715314013513413218312712116111211011010910714820418416292
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffonononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
1.50
11:27PM
1.99
1:16PM
1.38
11:55PM
1.93
2:36PM
1.30
12:27AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:59AM
0.41
5:11PM
1.02
6:43AM
0.46
5:30PM
1.14
7:34AM
0.53
5:39PM
1.23
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise6:43-------6:41-------6:39-------
Sunset---7:22-------7:22-------7:23----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192727282220191920262624201818171823262417151616
Feels °C (?)152423241816151517232221181515141620231913111313
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