Main Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 19 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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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 1PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
374
360
346
346
346
314
316
270
615
596
679
669
659
517
500
429
429
483
475
435
366
291
286
242
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:13PM1.55m
00:25AM2.28m
3:20PM1.58m
1:26AM2.12m
4:24PM1.64m
2:36AM1.93m
Low Tide
7:10AM-0.05m
6:12PM1.26m
8:08AM0.04m
7:26PM1.30m
9:07AM0.16m
8:57PM1.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:01
8:02
8:04
Temp °C
18
22
21
16
14
14
14
15
17
18
15
14
12
12
11
11
13
14
15
14
11
11
11
10
15
17
16
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
12
11
11
9
10
12
12
13
12
9
9
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
0.4
SW
16
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
Energy kJ
374
360
346
346
346
314
260
270
615
596
87
669
659
517
500
429
429
483
475
435
366
291
286
242
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
18
Energy kJ
147
226
217
191
239
297
316
257
162
64
35
83
139
79
78
236
236
77
109
109
107
137
72
152
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
43
42
41
51
36
61
36
162
64
35
18
34
55
31
133
78
78
133
30
30
28
28
108
71
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
13
Energy kJ
679
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
130
97
97
0
0
0
0
19
243
356
97
51
16
25
0
0
61
356
97
25
22
16
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
5
5
3
4
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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