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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 10 am Monday 18 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
13.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Main Street today?
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 1PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
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 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
1377 | 1027 | 787 | 685 | 540 | 511 | 530 | 435 | 418 | 402 | 394 | 346 | 353 | 320 | 384 | 270 | 615 | 596 | 669 | 669 | 578 | 508 | 500 | 491 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:07PM1.56m | 11:30PM2.40m | 2:13PM1.55m | 00:25AM2.28m | 3:20PM1.58m | 1:26AM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14AM-0.10m | 5:13PM1.20m | 7:10AM-0.05m | 6:12PM1.26m | 8:08AM0.04m | 7:26PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:02 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 1377 | 1027 | 787 | 685 | 540 | 511 | 530 | 435 | 418 | 402 | 394 | 346 | 353 | 320 | 235 | 270 | 615 | 596 | 669 | 669 | 578 | 508 | 500 | 491 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 67 | 67 | 39 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 61 | 115 | 147 | 226 | 217 | 191 | 242 | 297 | 384 | 257 | 162 | 64 | 87 | 83 | 109 | 79 | 78 | 236 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 42 | 40 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 51 | 36 | 61 | 36 | 162 | 64 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 55 | 31 | 133 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 41 | 126 | 170 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 61 | 97 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 61 | 397 | 97 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
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