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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 12PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | 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 | |
201 | 244 | 149 | 145 | 140 | 150 | 127 | 103 | 127 | 86 | 79 | 170 | 138 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 107 | 231 | 183 | 129 | 196 | 188 | 167 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:15AM1.87m | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
201 | 144 | 124 | 145 | 123 | 119 | 115 | 96 | 127 | 81 | 79 | 170 | 85 | 67 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 231 | 183 | 129 | 196 | 188 | 167 | 160 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
121 | 198 | 149 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 95 | 88 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 112 | 65 | 69 | 66 | 59 | 45 | 58 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 13 | WNW 17 | W 18 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | NW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 8 |
23 | 121 | 142 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 54 | 17 | 7 | 58 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
149 | 244 | — | 132 | 140 | 150 | 127 | 103 | 79 | 62 | 43 | — | 138 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 0 | 244 | 97 | 126 | 97 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 97 | 251 | 251 | 61 | 63 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 819 | 251 | 170 | 19 |
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