Main Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
1.1
NW
6
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
NW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
5
E
10
W
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
W
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
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
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:15
6:13
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7:44
7:45
7:45
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)
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
Energy 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)
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
NW
8
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.2
WSW
15
0.4
NW
18
Energy 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)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
S
10
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
15
Energy 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)
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
W
4
0.9
WNW
4
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
1.1
NW
5
1
NW
6
0.5
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
5
Energy kJ
53
15
22
44
45
65
59
15
21
39
65
68
48
80
61
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
5
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