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Main Street Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Main Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.7°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 2AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | |
210 | 282 | 201 | 243 | 149 | 145 | 140 | 145 | 129 | 100 | 127 | 94 | 93 | 170 | 173 | 67 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 174 | 183 | 129 | 196 | 188 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 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 | 1:25PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 15 | W 16 | W 5 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
 kJ | 210 | 282 | 201 | 149 | 124 | 145 | 123 | 119 | 115 | 82 | 127 | 94 | 93 | 112 | 173 | 50 | 123 | 107 | 107 | 174 | 183 | 15 | 196 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | W 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | W 16 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 135 | 123 | 121 | 198 | 149 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 129 | 88 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 85 | 67 | 109 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 37 | 129 | 37 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 16 | W 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | NW 10 | SW 12 | W 13 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 23 | 23 | 121 | 142 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 78 | 10 | 65 | 47 | 66 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 14 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 134 | 136 | 149 | 243 | — | 125 | 136 | 145 | 127 | 100 | 64 | 57 | 40 | 170 | — | — | — | 121 | 119 | 17 | 19 | — | 16 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 244 | 97 | 127 | 97 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 97 | 126 | 251 | 61 | 61 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 74 | 819 | 251 |
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