Main Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 09 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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.5°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 9PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.8
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)1616171818181818181716161616161616161616167810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1652572873753753753702182072003614324374373763713673623582952913436101495
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:52PM
1.48
4:03AM
1.69
7:57PM
1.53
5:24AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19AM
0.59
10:26PM
1.45
12:16PM
0.55
12:07AM
1.37
12:59PM
0.52
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise------6:37-------6:35-------6:35-
Sunset-7:30-------7:30-------7:30------
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------2---1-----1142--1
Temp. °C161615141414151616161413131212161616151313131314
Feels °C (?)1415161413121314131312121110912101088991010
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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