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Main Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
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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
14.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Main Street today?
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 2PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | |
129 | 127 | 125 | 83 | 104 | 120 | 112 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 359 | 120 | 132 | 181 | 209 | 172 | 302 | 196 | 256 | 257 | 278 | 464 | 263 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:50AM1.68m | 8:56PM2.04m | 9:40AM1.65m | 9:20PM2.09m | 10:28AM1.62m | 9:44PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36PM0.71m | 3:34AM0.50m | 3:06PM0.84m | 4:11AM0.38m | 3:35PM0.95m | 4:47AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | |
— | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | 7:46 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WSW 15 | NW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
129 | 127 | 125 | 81 | 79 | 88 | 58 | 53 | 44 | 78 | 22 | 80 | 79 | 68 | 209 | 172 | 170 | 188 | 186 | 156 | 163 | 263 | 263 | 220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
21 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 77 | 73 | 74 | 78 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 79 | 107 | 171 | 144 | 125 | 59 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 158 | 198 | 151 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 19 | SSW 15 | S 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
25 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 25 | 65 | 50 | 63 | 24 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 47 | 45 | 60 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 58 | 29 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — |
— | 16 | 23 | 83 | 104 | 120 | 112 | — | — | 45 | 359 | 120 | 132 | 181 | — | — | 302 | 196 | 256 | 257 | 278 | 464 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 61 | 251 | 251 | 75 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 61 | 244 | 97 | 74 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 25 | 74 | 97 | 126 | 96 | 25 | 19 | 16 |
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