Main Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.97° N 120.66° W

Issued: 10 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Main Street sea temperature is

19.4°C

Main Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Main Street today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Street at 2PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (24 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).
	Saturday 24						Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	394	339	346	346	275	229	173	167	158	127	144	87	87	87	87	88	87	88	88	94	151	192
Wind (km/h)	NE	N	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NE	NNE	NNW	W	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		8:58AM2.07m				9:46PM1.70m				9:25AM2.18m				10:38PM1.67m				9:57AM2.27m
Low Tide				3:36PM0.42m				3:12AM0.82m				4:18PM0.25m				3:44AM0.92m					5:04PM0.13m


	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	19	21	20	18	18	17	17	17	19	19	18	17	16	16	15	15	16	18	17	17	16
Feels °C	15	18	18	17	16	18	17	17	17	19	18	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	SW 15	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 17
kJ	394	339	346	174	275	229	173	166	130	127	86	86	85	85	61	59	56	56	88	69	151	103
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 12	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 10	SW 16	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	176	174	174	38	217	169	169	167	158	121	144	87	87	87	87	88	87	88	35	94	59	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	S 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	—	—	—	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	WNW 15	SW 16	WNW 14	WNW 13	SSW 12	SW 13
kJ	58	59	38	26	6	30	30	12	—	—	—	26	66	26	67	26	42	41	36	59	31	40
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	WNW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 3	WNW 4	WNW 6	WNW 7
kJ	—	—	—	346	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	26	132	192
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Main Street CAL - Santa Barbara	Pismo Beach Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Studio Drive CAL - San Luis Obispo	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Pismo Beach Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Oceano CAL - San Luis Obispo	Main Street CAL - Santa Barbara	Main Street CAL - Santa Barbara	Main Street CAL - Santa Barbara	Main Street CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Pescaderos CAL - Santa Barbara	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Oceano CAL - San Luis Obispo	Pismo Beach Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Pismo Beach Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Pismo Beach Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Tajiguas CAL - Santa Barbara	Pismo Beach Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	19	55	97	19	16	0	0	0	0	61	96	25	16	19	19	19	25	81	126	74	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara	Tarantulas	Tarantulas	Government Point	Campus Point	Government Point	Government Point	Tarantulas	Tarantulas	Tarantulas	Government Point	Government Point	Campus Point	Cojo	Government Point	El Capitan	El Capitan	El Capitan	El Capitan	El Capitan		Fernald Point	El Capitan
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	La Push Washington	Makaha (Outside) HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Magics HAW - Big Island	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Tennis Courts HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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