Main Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 22 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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 5AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
0.7
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
W
15
0.5
SW
13
0.8
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
169
471
254
226
244
229
207
210
282
277
243
243
153
155
150
129
127
127
125
93
112
85
158
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:49AM1.98m
6:10PM1.60m
4:15AM1.87m
6:56PM1.70m
5:39AM1.79m
Low Tide
8:46PM1.36m
10:44AM0.28m
10:37PM1.32m
11:47AM0.34m
00:09AM1.18m
12:40PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:20
6:20
6:18
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7:40
7:42
7:42
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
15
18
19
17
14
14
13
13
13
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
9
10
10
10
11
14
13
10
8
9
8
10
10
11
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
18
0.9
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
6
0.5
W
15
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
174
143
282
254
206
166
229
207
210
282
153
149
128
145
138
119
115
127
127
125
40
112
85
67
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
NW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
14
Energy kJ
121
169
169
163
226
204
226
169
135
123
201
198
149
142
140
138
129
88
69
69
93
58
47
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
W
14
0.3
W
18
Energy kJ
24
160
149
147
147
226
23
11
37
23
121
121
142
47
46
47
46
84
84
86
69
69
65
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
10
1
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.8
WNW
11
Energy kJ
416
60
471
244
151
100
139
136
277
243
243
153
155
150
127
100
77
57
29
29
158
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
96
19
19
16
16
19
97
97
78
19
55
19
25
244
97
251
97
25
19
25
16
97
251
252
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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