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Hammonds Reef Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Hammonds Reef surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 04 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hammonds Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hammonds Reef sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hammonds Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Hammonds Reef at 4AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hammonds Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | W 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
116 | 116 | 78 | 74 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 104 | 84 | 86 | 116 | 119 | 119 | 118 | 91 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 66 | 59 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:18PM2.02m | 2:31PM1.36m | 11:53PM1.94m | 4:39PM1.37m | 00:33AM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM0.42m | 5:12PM1.31m | 8:02AM0.48m | 5:11PM1.37m | 9:00AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
 kJ | 116 | 116 | 78 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 84 | 58 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 118 | 91 | 52 | 51 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 46 | 74 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 64 | 86 | 116 | 119 | 119 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 66 | 59 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 68 | 34 | 49 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 59 | 57 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | WNW 3 | W 6 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 51 | 104 | 114 | — | 32 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 21 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 353 | 353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 131 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
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