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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 22 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.2°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: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | |
382 | 367 | 408 | 410 | 416 | 363 | 471 | 163 | 226 | 280 | 229 | 207 | 210 | 204 | 294 | 250 | 250 | 145 | 140 | 150 | 131 | 115 | 107 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:05PM1.52m | 2:49AM1.98m | 6:10PM1.60m | 4:15AM1.87m | 6:56PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.22m | 8:46PM1.36m | 10:44AM0.28m | 10:37PM1.32m | 11:47AM0.34m | 00:09AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 |
 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | 7:42 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 382 | 367 | 243 | 243 | 174 | 363 | 282 | 121 | 116 | 166 | 229 | 207 | 210 | 204 | 186 | 154 | 140 | 145 | 123 | 119 | 115 | 82 | 82 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 69 | 178 | 50 | 59 | 121 | 169 | 169 | 43 | 34 | 204 | 226 | 169 | 135 | 125 | 201 | 198 | 149 | 142 | 140 | 102 | 95 | 88 | 69 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 12 | WNW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 104 | 34 | 51 | 23 | 24 | 160 | 149 | 163 | 226 | 226 | 23 | 11 | 37 | 23 | 121 | 121 | 142 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 84 | 84 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 408 | 410 | 416 | 95 | 471 | — | — | 280 | 190 | 128 | 179 | 186 | 294 | 250 | 250 | 132 | 127 | 150 | 131 | 115 | 107 | 79 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 97 | 356 | 253 | 96 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 126 | 97 | 75 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 234 | 97 | 126 | 97 | 96 | 25 | 25 |
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