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Main Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 PST
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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
14.8° C
 (Which is 1.2°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 4AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (19 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.8
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.9
WNW
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
WNW
1.5
W
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)141413131313121212141414131312121616151514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)577529440434434361187314252341399436411380350359432627566543965724799711
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
SW
0
NE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		onglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
1.53
9:32AM
2.21
11:34PM
1.57
10:08AM
2.15
12:03AM
1.61
10:46AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:22AM
1.16
4:53PM
0.17
4:04AM
1.13
5:23PM
0.22
4:50AM
1.10
Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----7:07-------7:07-------7:07--
Sunset-------5:16-------5:17-------5:19
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717161517191816161617171919181717161716171816
Feels °C (?)161614131215151614141313131616161515141514151614
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