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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
12.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Main Street today?
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 7AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
226 | 206 | 206 | 254 | 387 | 303 | 310 | 573 | 361 | 418 | 797 | 671 | 593 | 505 | 586 | 525 | 666 | 680 | 633 | 646 | 1131 | 1093 | 2087 | 2375 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:03AM1.57m | 8:03PM2.12m | 9:05AM1.59m | 8:36PM2.26m | 10:04AM1.60m | 9:13PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM0.67m | 1:36PM0.78m | 2:56AM0.41m | 2:14PM0.87m | 3:42AM0.19m | 2:54PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
226 | 206 | 206 | 254 | 387 | 303 | 229 | 421 | 357 | 181 | 797 | 671 | 593 | 505 | 586 | 525 | 666 | 680 | 633 | 646 | 752 | 220 | 1465 | 1513 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 18 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
162 | 153 | 149 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 120 | 164 | 361 | 418 | 175 | 264 | 264 | 258 | 248 | 236 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 226 | 223 | 31 | 226 | 149 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 10 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 |
15 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 125 | 195 | 179 | 83 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 61 | 54 | 103 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | 85 | 310 | 573 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1131 | 1093 | 2087 | 2375 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 244 | 97 | 97 | 74 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 244 | 97 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 61 | 244 | 97 |
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