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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 pm Sunday 26 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 1.1°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 6AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
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 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 18 | |
167 | 160 | 215 | 215 | 210 | 192 | 181 | 195 | 195 | 192 | 186 | 136 | 129 | 113 | 125 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 74 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:03PM1.90m | 7:55AM1.72m | 8:30PM1.98m | 8:50AM1.68m | 8:56PM2.04m | 9:40AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.81m | 2:02PM0.60m | 2:54AM0.64m | 2:36PM0.71m | 3:34AM0.50m | 3:06PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 167 | 160 | 215 | 215 | 210 | 192 | 181 | 195 | 195 | 192 | 37 | 136 | 129 | 113 | 125 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 55 | 74 | 48 | 50 | 71 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | NW 8 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 15 | NW 18 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 49 | 12 | 27 | 186 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 65 | 73 | 64 | 78 | 78 | 22 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 4 | WSW 17 | SSW 11 | WSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | S 10 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 64 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 22 | 44 | 45 | 65 | 59 | — | 15 | 21 | 39 | 65 | 68 | — | 48 | 80 | — | 61 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 251 | 253 | 97 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 356 | 251 | 96 | 77 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 244 | 251 | 177 |
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