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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 10 am Tuesday 12 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Main Street today?
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 5PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | |
319 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 270 | 226 | 222 | 167 | 328 | 387 | 303 | 344 | 634 | 376 | 983 | 887 | 784 | 593 | 586 | 643 | 579 | 770 | 695 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:57AM1.56m | 7:36PM1.96m | 8:03AM1.57m | 8:03PM2.12m | 9:05AM1.59m | 8:36PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM0.70m | 2:11AM0.67m | 1:36PM0.78m | 2:56AM0.41m | 2:14PM0.87m | 3:42AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | 7:59 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 319 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 270 | 226 | 222 | 167 | 328 | 387 | 303 | 229 | 454 | 376 | 983 | 887 | 784 | 593 | 586 | 643 | 579 | 770 | 695 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 255 | 255 | 255 | 217 | 169 | 167 | 162 | 153 | 149 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 120 | 202 | 349 | 179 | 175 | 264 | 264 | 258 | 248 | 236 | 232 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 6 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 13 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | — | 15 | 15 | 37 | 20 | 34 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 125 | 195 | 60 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 358 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 344 | 634 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 251 | 97 | 74 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 61 | 97 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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