Main Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 07 May 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
13.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Main Street today?

The current surf forecast for Main Street at 1PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (07 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (07 May)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
0.9
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2.4
NW
8
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
217
210
203
222
330
340
208
214
214
345
541
650
941
537
412
344
306
383
483
786
524
479
380
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:47PM1.47m
1:54AM1.75m
6:20PM1.53m
3:04AM1.66m
6:39PM1.60m
4:25AM1.59m
Low Tide
9:20AM0.49m
7:56PM1.45m
10:14AM0.53m
10:00PM1.44m
11:02AM0.55m
11:34PM1.33m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
6:05
6:03
6:03
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7:52
7:52
7:53
7:54
Temp °C
13
15
14
14
12
12
12
12
13
15
14
14
12
12
12
13
14
16
15
14
12
12
12
13
11
11
10
10
8
9
9
10
11
11
9
9
8
9
9
11
12
12
11
10
9
10
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
SW
18
2.2
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
2
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
9
Energy kJ
189
217
210
203
203
236
242
208
214
111
70
78
650
665
537
412
344
77
88
124
521
524
479
380
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
NW
11
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
Energy kJ
125
125
123
66
64
199
196
193
180
27
26
32
109
111
81
196
155
98
72
84
161
376
360
258
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
13
Energy kJ
15
15
14
13
13
62
61
61
61
51
46
26
26
26
50
50
82
60
99
99
120
118
111
141
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.4
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
61
61
103
160
222
330
340
214
345
541
941
306
383
483
786
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
Distance (km)
19
19
25
243
97
74
78
25
19
19
25
244
251
74
74
19
19
19
25
126
251
74
25
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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