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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
14.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Main Street today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 11AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | |
626 | 1734 | 1510 | 1465 | 1266 | 1030 | 923 | 907 | 805 | 619 | 540 | 444 | 415 | 415 | 603 | 596 | 563 | 597 | 742 | 724 | 706 | 636 | 573 | 565 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:52AM1.48m | 8:11PM2.09m | 9:46AM1.48m | 8:39PM2.12m | 10:35AM1.50m | 9:09PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM0.52m | 1:47PM0.97m | 3:22AM0.39m | 2:22PM1.07m | 3:58AM0.30m | 2:55PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
626 | 248 | 1510 | 1465 | 1266 | 1030 | 923 | 907 | 805 | 619 | 540 | 444 | 415 | 339 | 320 | 255 | 255 | 597 | 742 | 724 | 706 | 636 | 573 | 565 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
255 | 2 | 211 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 162 | 160 | 160 | 158 | 153 | 149 | 336 | 415 | 603 | 596 | 563 | 209 | 205 | 166 | 127 | 127 | 92 | 92 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 24 | W 24 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | NW 11 | NW 9 |
2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 91 | 180 | 311 | 147 | 147 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 88 | 89 | 149 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
477 | 1734 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 181 | 237 | 92 | 74 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 24 | 25 | 97 | 177 | 251 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 97 | 251 | 97 | 19 |
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