ED's surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 23 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
15.9° C
(Which is 2.3°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 9PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.4
S
16
1.3
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
0.3
SSE
15
1.3
WNW
5
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
1.4
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
77
109
126
42
83
42
66
65
106
131
77
55
55
55
55
55
54
29
26
26
26
26
25
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
SW
15
WSW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:04PM1.55m
4:03AM1.84m
6:47PM1.67m
5:28AM1.78m
7:21PM1.78m
6:40AM1.74m
Low Tide
10:22PM1.31m
11:38AM0.34m
11:57PM1.17m
12:30PM0.39m
1:04AM0.98m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:18
6:16
6:15
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7:37
7:37
7:38
7:39
Temp °C
22
22
16
14
15
14
15
20
22
20
14
11
10
10
13
17
17
16
14
12
11
11
14
17
19
19
13
11
12
11
13
17
19
15
10
8
7
7
11
15
14
12
11
10
9
9
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.4
S
16
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
13
1
WNW
7
1
W
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
S
13
0.5
W
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.4
WNW
16
Energy kJ
38
77
77
73
102
108
100
86
65
55
57
55
83
84
55
113
72
71
70
70
71
109
113
83
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.4
NW
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
WNW
13
Energy kJ
125
51
75
42
42
44
44
65
65
62
49
49
55
55
29
55
55
54
29
26
26
26
26
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
WNW
17
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
S
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
13
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
30
14
28
42
42
57
42
66
21
21
13
14
14
14
50
7
12
12
30
24
11
12
6
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
5
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
56
109
126
118
83
91
79
106
131
77
55
41
33
25
24
20
15
10
11
17
14
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
48
14
3
0
0
0
3
162
14
123
14
6
0
0
0
14
331
331
3
3
3
3
3
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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