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Main Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
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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
12.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Main Street today?
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 9PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
328 | 303 | 278 | 345 | 303 | 418 | 797 | 671 | 534 | 505 | 656 | 566 | 737 | 680 | 633 | 726 | 869 | 1093 | 1878 | 2563 | 2149 | 1980 | 1956 | 1461 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 8:03PM2.12m | 9:05AM1.59m | 8:36PM2.26m | 10:04AM1.60m | 9:13PM2.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM0.78m | 2:56AM0.41m | 2:14PM0.87m | 3:42AM0.19m | 2:54PM0.96m | 4:30AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
— | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 |
328 | 303 | 278 | 345 | 303 | 214 | 797 | 671 | 534 | 505 | 656 | 566 | 737 | 680 | 633 | 726 | 223 | 220 | 1419 | 1644 | 1260 | 1137 | 1100 | 222 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
144 | 144 | 120 | 221 | 303 | 418 | 175 | 264 | 264 | 258 | 248 | 236 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 226 | 31 | 31 | 226 | 245 | 242 | 223 | 171 | 142 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 10 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | NW 18 | — | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 20 |
82 | 81 | 80 | 88 | 195 | 179 | 83 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | — | 61 | 54 | 103 | 102 | 142 | 126 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
2 | 68 | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 869 | 1093 | 1878 | 2563 | 2149 | 1980 | 1956 | 1461 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 74 | 74 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 61 | 244 | 97 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 61 | 244 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 74 |
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