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/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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ED's surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 PDTForecast 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 3PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 4 | W 4 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | SSE 13 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
26 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 32 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 38 | 43 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:40AM1.74m | 7:50PM1.88m | 7:40AM1.71m | 8:16PM1.96m | 8:33AM1.68m | 8:41PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM0.46m | 1:55AM0.79m | 1:49PM0.56m | 2:38AM0.62m | 2:20PM0.67m | 3:17AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 |
 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | 7:42 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 113 | 83 | 35 | 63 | 45 | 52 | 82 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 49 | 44 | 67 | 44 | 67 | 66 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 12 | W 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 33 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 51 | 14 | 37 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 13 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 43 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 11 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 24 | 17 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 12 | 331 | 1583 | 106 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1552 | 323 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 325 | 41 | 332 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
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