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Main Street Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Main Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 PDT
How big are the waves at Main Street today?
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 3PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 261 | 245 | 232 | 226 | 176 | 128 | 220 | 217 | 214 | 214 | 169 | 212 | 272 | 314 | 320 | 320 | 277 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 186 | 171 | 134 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | on | glass | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | on | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:47AM 1.64 | 7:33PM 2.05 | 9:16AM 1.71 | 8:24PM 2.05 | 9:42AM 1.78 | 9:10PM 2.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:38PM 1.12 | 2:40AM 0.25 | 2:28PM 0.99 | 3:15AM 0.30 | 3:12PM 0.86 | 3:46AM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Barbara
Wind reports 20 km away suggest it is still onshore at Main Street (light winds from the WNW at Santa Maria Airport). 0.7m 8s swell from the WNW with a 0.6m 11s groundswell, also from the WNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
20 km away, 1 h 51 min ago
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