Main Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 26 May 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
14.2° C
(Which is 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: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
3
3
4
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
2
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
19
1
WNW
18
1
WNW
18
1
WNW
17
1.1
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
701
897
626
1734
1643
1465
1246
1114
923
819
805
619
540
444
379
415
603
596
563
597
742
724
706
636
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
20
W
10
WNW
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
on
on
High Tide
8:52AM1.48m
8:11PM2.09m
9:46AM1.48m
8:39PM2.12m
10:35AM1.50m
Low Tide
2:43AM0.52m
1:47PM0.97m
3:22AM0.39m
2:22PM1.07m
3:58AM0.30m
2:55PM1.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:08
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
16
16
15
6
7
7
9
11
12
12
12
12
13
11
10
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
11
12
13
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1.3
WNW
14
0.8
SW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
2
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
15
Energy kJ
335
266
626
248
1643
1465
1246
1114
923
819
805
619
540
444
379
339
274
269
223
597
742
724
706
636
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.8
SW
15
0.1
S
9
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
WNW
20
0.8
WNW
19
1
WNW
18
1
WNW
18
1
WNW
17
1.1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
6
2
255
2
211
208
208
208
162
160
160
158
153
149
336
415
603
596
563
223
169
163
127
127
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.2
WNW
23
0.3
WNW
22
0.4
WNW
21
0.6
WNW
20
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
11
11
53
91
180
311
147
147
120
120
118
88
89
149
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
13
1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
5
Energy kJ
701
897
534
1734
181
75
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
1
Distance (km)
203
55
19
19
16
61
177
590
61
0
0
0
0
33
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
61
97
251
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
6
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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