Main Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 26 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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
188
167
160
215
215
210
192
181
195
195
192
145
136
129
113
125
94
79
77
73
87
121
91
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:03PM1.90m
7:55AM1.72m
8:30PM1.98m
8:50AM1.68m
8:56PM2.04m
9:40AM1.65m
Low Tide
1:25PM0.49m
2:10AM0.81m
2:02PM0.60m
2:54AM0.64m
2:36PM0.71m
3:34AM0.50m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:16
6:15
6:13
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7:43
7:44
7:45
7:45
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
13
14
14
12
12
11
10
11
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
14
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
8
8
7
8
8
8
10
12
11
10
9
9
10
10
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
Energy kJ
196
188
167
160
215
215
210
192
181
195
195
192
36
33
129
113
125
94
79
49
37
28
121
91
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
4
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
W
5
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
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
5
0.2
WSW
15
Energy kJ
28
28
28
5
5
17
15
12
12
49
12
27
145
136
21
16
26
27
28
77
73
87
22
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
SSW
13
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
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
14
15
14
28
28
28
25
14
17
24
17
24
24
25
25
25
25
18
26
65
64
63
48
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.5
W
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
1
NW
6
0.8
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
1
NW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
5
Energy kJ
10
16
16
53
44
73
10
14
28
39
44
59
36
21
28
51
61
39
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
251
251
25
19
19
0
0
61
251
406
97
19
19
16
0
356
251
374
25
25
16
19
16
63
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
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