Main Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 23 May 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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Main Street today?

The current surf forecast for Main Street at 9AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (23 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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 Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
155
201
201
201
203
248
248
157
157
153
143
212
134
134
132
134
266
273
346
350
499
493
371
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
E
5
E
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:56AM1.75m
6:03PM1.82m
5:19AM1.61m
6:41PM1.91m
6:39AM1.52m
7:14PM1.99m
Low Tide
10:59AM0.43m
11:59PM1.05m
11:48AM0.58m
1:06AM0.86m
12:32PM0.72m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:05
8:06
Temp °C
11
10
11
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
12
14
15
14
13
12
12
11
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
9
11
13
12
12
12
13
11
10
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
10
11
10
11
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
125
125
125
125
125
127
125
102
88
88
153
143
212
85
134
132
134
266
273
346
350
499
493
371
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
NW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
SW
15
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
Energy kJ
145
155
201
201
201
203
248
248
157
157
48
56
86
134
63
59
56
123
188
186
168
156
154
195
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
S
10
0.2
WNW
18
0.4
SW
19
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
Energy kJ
24
24
23
20
20
20
22
20
19
19
21
19
31
90
102
102
98
56
48
58
34
22
22
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
Energy kJ
5
7
8
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
217
217
97
16
0
0
0
0
171
97
61
25
19
16
16
16
97
253
253
25
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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