Main Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 14 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
13.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Main Street today?

The current surf forecast for Main Street at 1PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (14 May)6ft (1.9m)10s

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 Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
0
1
2
4
3
2
1
0
0
!
!
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
797
671
604
597
745
721
909
787
710
768
1310
1077
2087
2815
2563
2310
2522
1814
2523
3924
3924
3139
4341
2242
Wind (km/h)
0
N
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
40
NW
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:05AM1.59m
8:36PM2.26m
10:04AM1.60m
9:13PM2.38m
11:04AM1.59m
9:55PM2.45m
Low Tide
2:14PM0.87m
3:42AM0.19m
2:54PM0.96m
4:30AM0.02m
3:36PM1.05m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:59
7:59
8:00
Temp °C
12
15
14
13
11
11
11
11
12
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
11
10
8
9
10
10
11
11
9
8
8
9
6
9
8
5
6
3
3
5
5
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
0.7
SW
15
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
Energy kJ
797
671
604
597
745
721
909
787
710
768
869
220
1559
1795
1513
1339
1538
222
140
140
140
138
2460
2242
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.2
WNW
18
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
19
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
175
264
264
258
248
236
232
229
229
226
223
31
229
245
245
176
142
142
15
7
15
100
97
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
15
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
19
0.1
NW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
WNW
18
0.3
WNW
17
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
15
0.1
W
19
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
83
2
2
2
14
358
7
7
7
13
31
61
54
103
103
99
130
7
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
267
1310
1077
2087
2815
2563
2310
2522
1814
2523
3924
3924
3139
4341
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
1
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
244
244
97
25
16
0
16
16
236
244
74
74
22
22
22
74
97
243
97
123
96
94
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
4
5
4
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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