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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
14.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 6PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | |
210 | 192 | 181 | 195 | 195 | 192 | 186 | 136 | 129 | 127 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 112 | 112 | 103 | 78 | 416 | 184 | 202 | 216 | 352 | 349 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:55AM1.72m | 8:30PM1.98m | 8:50AM1.68m | 8:56PM2.04m | 9:40AM1.65m | 9:20PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM0.60m | 2:54AM0.64m | 2:36PM0.71m | 3:34AM0.50m | 3:06PM0.84m | 4:11AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | |
— | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | 7:46 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WSW 15 | NW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
210 | 192 | 181 | 195 | 195 | 192 | 32 | 136 | 129 | 127 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 71 | 60 | 55 | 78 | 22 | 80 | 68 | 68 | 203 | 203 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | NW 8 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
11 | 16 | 12 | 49 | 12 | 27 | 186 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 77 | 73 | 74 | 78 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 79 | 107 | 171 | 144 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | WSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
25 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 26 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 47 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
— | — | 15 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 55 | 53 | — | 15 | 28 | 54 | 80 | — | 112 | 112 | 103 | 55 | 416 | 184 | 202 | 216 | 352 | 349 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 251 | 251 | 253 | 97 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 51 | 251 | 251 | 77 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 236 | 97 | 126 | 104 | 25 | 19 | 19 |
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