Main Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 PDT
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Main Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Main Street sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Main Street today?

The current surf forecast for Main Street at 7PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
2
2
3
2
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.1
WSW
0.8
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1.4
W
1
WNW
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
0.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)1313131381413131212121212118111110101061566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)84848483163233396526656645557412317247234226507426467562215169209175
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
15
SE
20
SE
20
S
15
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12PM
1.49
12:36AM
2.23
3:38PM
1.47
1:36AM
2.11
5:05PM
1.52
2:49AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18AM
0.09
6:13PM
1.21
8:23AM
0.15
7:14PM
1.30
9:33AM
0.22
8:46PM
1.36
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise6:24-------6:22-------6:22-------
Sunset---7:37-------7:38-------7:39----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------39311------------
Temp. °C131617171514141413161615141312111113141412121313
Feels °C (?)121312131211101011111010101010999765789
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