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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 4 pm Wednesday 27 May 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
14.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Main Street today (27 May):
- 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 11PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | |
1266 | 1132 | 923 | 907 | 805 | 619 | 540 | 505 | 460 | 415 | 603 | 596 | 563 | 597 | 742 | 724 | 706 | 596 | 573 | 565 | 557 | 549 | 415 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 8:11PM2.09m | 9:46AM1.48m | 8:39PM2.12m | 10:35AM1.50m | 9:09PM2.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.97m | 3:22AM0.39m | 2:22PM1.07m | 3:58AM0.30m | 2:55PM1.14m | 4:34AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | 8:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 1266 | 1132 | 923 | 907 | 805 | 619 | 540 | 505 | 460 | 370 | 314 | 250 | 250 | 597 | 742 | 724 | 706 | 596 | 573 | 565 | 180 | 158 | 132 | 331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 208 | 208 | 162 | 160 | 160 | 158 | 153 | 311 | 336 | 415 | 603 | 596 | 563 | 250 | 205 | 163 | 127 | 127 | 92 | 92 | 557 | 549 | 415 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | W 24 | W 24 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | NW 11 | NW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 91 | 180 | 149 | 147 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 88 | 89 | 149 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 39 | 91 | 92 | 95 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 197 | 78 | 95 | 93 | 261 | 284 | 259 | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1518 | 251 | 126 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 198 | 88 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 356 | 97 | 126 | 97 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 97 |
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