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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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.7°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: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 14 | WNW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | |
153 | 145 | 140 | 138 | 115 | 120 | 127 | 86 | 79 | 170 | 138 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 107 | 174 | 183 | 129 | 196 | 188 | 167 | 160 | 215 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:56PM1.70m | 5:39AM1.79m | 7:33PM1.80m | 6:52AM1.75m | 8:03PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47AM0.34m | 00:09AM1.18m | 12:40PM0.41m | 1:17AM1.00m | 1:25PM0.49m | 2:10AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | |
— | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | 7:44 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
153 | 145 | 123 | 119 | 115 | 96 | 127 | 81 | 79 | 170 | 138 | 67 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 174 | 183 | 129 | 196 | 188 | 167 | 160 | 215 | 215 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 15 | SW 13 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
149 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 95 | 120 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 112 | 85 | 69 | 66 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 18 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | NW 11 | SW 18 | NW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
142 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 78 | 68 | 65 | 54 | 17 | 7 | 56 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
— | 105 | 110 | 119 | 104 | 80 | 62 | 55 | 30 | — | — | 123 | 123 | 121 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 26 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 97 | 97 | 126 | 97 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 97 | 251 | 819 | 61 | 63 | 25 | 25 | 49 | 74 | 819 | 251 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
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