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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 4 pm Friday 15 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
13.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Main Street today?
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 8PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
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 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | |
768 | 1180 | 1536 | 2448 | 2375 | 2239 | 2473 | 2267 | 2523 | 4246 | 3924 | 3349 | 3076 | 5375 | 5813 | 5322 | 3772 | 4845 | 4745 | 2968 | 2155 | 1846 | 1517 | 1226 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:13PM2.38m | 11:04AM1.59m | 9:55PM2.45m | 12:04PM1.58m | 10:40PM2.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.96m | 4:30AM0.02m | 3:36PM1.05m | 5:20AM-0.08m | 4:22PM1.13m | 6:14AM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 223 | 799 | 1175 | 1611 | 1376 | 1313 | 1478 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 102 | 100 | 3249 | 3331 | 3244 | 69 | 45 | 68 | 44 | 2155 | 1846 | 1517 | 1226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | W 20 | SW 20 | — | — | SW 19 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 31 | 220 | 226 | 245 | 151 | 223 | 142 | 7 | 15 | — | — | 15 | — | 97 | 91 | 70 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 44 | 44 | 67 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | 31 | 54 | 103 | 102 | 142 | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 68 | 42 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 768 | 1180 | 1536 | 2448 | 2375 | 2239 | 2473 | 2267 | 2523 | 4246 | 3924 | 3349 | 3076 | 5375 | 5813 | 5322 | 3772 | 4845 | 4745 | 2968 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 244 | 97 | 74 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 97 | 81 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 88 | 74 | 22 | 97 | 97 | 251 | 81 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 130 |
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