Main Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 10PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
13
0.6
SSW
14
1.5
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.5
W
14
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
226
210
282
243
236
158
145
155
164
159
103
127
125
91
170
158
158
158
121
107
174
183
129
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NNE
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:10PM1.60m
4:15AM1.87m
6:56PM1.70m
5:39AM1.79m
7:33PM1.80m
6:52AM1.75m
Low Tide
10:37PM1.32m
11:47AM0.34m
00:09AM1.18m
12:40PM0.41m
1:17AM1.00m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
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6:20
6:18
6:16
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7:40
7:42
7:42
7:43
1
Temp °C
19
17
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
10
8
9
10
9
11
9
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
16
Energy kJ
229
226
210
282
158
124
158
145
123
119
115
82
127
125
91
170
85
67
109
107
107
174
183
129
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
226
169
135
123
201
198
149
142
140
138
129
88
69
69
69
112
65
69
66
59
45
58
37
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
WNW
17
0.3
W
18
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.1
SW
18
0.3
NW
10
0.3
W
13
Energy kJ
23
11
27
23
121
121
142
47
46
47
46
84
84
86
78
68
59
54
17
7
58
12
15
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
160
109
162
156
243
236
132
155
164
159
103
77
55
40
158
158
158
121
18
19
20
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
126
97
74
19
19
19
2
244
97
203
97
89
19
16
16
61
251
251
61
61
25
25
19
74
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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