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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 Tuesday 24 Mar 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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.6°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: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 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
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 80 | 111 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 143 | 132 | 93 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 97 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | cross | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:13PM 1.31 | 2:45AM 1.97 | 6:52PM 1.41 | 4:17AM 1.92 | 7:35PM 1.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:36AM 0.40 | 7:37PM 1.28 | 11:04AM 0.38 | 9:51PM 1.34 | 12:17PM 0.32 | 11:49PM 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Fri 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
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