Main Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 25 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 11PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
123
109
107
107
174
183
129
196
188
167
160
215
215
210
192
181
195
195
192
145
136
129
127
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
W
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
7:33PM1.80m
6:52AM1.75m
8:03PM1.90m
7:55AM1.72m
8:30PM1.98m
8:50AM1.68m
Low Tide
12:40PM0.41m
1:17AM1.00m
1:25PM0.49m
2:10AM0.81m
2:02PM0.60m
2:54AM0.64m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:16
6:16
6:15
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7:42
7:43
7:44
7:45
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
13
12
13
13
13
15
15
15
13
13
12
11
11
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
15
10
9
11
9
10
11
11
12
11
11
10
11
10
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
10
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
W
14
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
1
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
12
Energy kJ
138
123
93
91
107
174
183
129
196
188
167
160
215
215
210
192
181
195
195
192
68
36
28
127
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
6
Energy kJ
85
67
109
107
58
58
57
37
28
28
28
28
28
28
25
12
12
49
12
27
145
136
129
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.3
NW
10
0.3
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
8
0.3
SW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
NW
8
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
65
69
66
59
16
12
15
30
14
15
14
11
34
22
10
14
29
24
17
24
24
25
25
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
4
1
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.2
NW
6
0.8
WNW
6
Energy kJ
90
12
18
15
16
23
24
25
25
24
17
17
20
44
69
78
92
41
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
126
170
61
61
58
16
16
251
1479
1518
25
19
19
2
16
97
406
253
126
19
16
0
0
51
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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