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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 Tuesday 26 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
13.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Main Street today?
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 9PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | |
349 | 530 | 937 | 945 | 623 | 1949 | 1682 | 1465 | 1365 | 1114 | 1059 | 907 | 805 | 662 | 540 | 469 | 379 | 415 | 603 | 596 | 563 | 597 | 742 | 724 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | |
High Tide | 7:43PM2.05m | 8:52AM1.48m | 8:11PM2.09m | 9:46AM1.48m | 8:39PM2.12m | 10:35AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11PM0.85m | 2:43AM0.52m | 1:47PM0.97m | 3:22AM0.39m | 2:22PM1.07m | 3:58AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | 8:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
 kJ | 349 | 344 | 335 | 266 | 578 | 248 | 1682 | 1465 | 1365 | 1114 | 1059 | 907 | 805 | 662 | 540 | 469 | 379 | 346 | 274 | 269 | 227 | 597 | 742 | 724 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 124 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 255 | 2 | 211 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 162 | 160 | 160 | 158 | 153 | 149 | 336 | 415 | 603 | 596 | 563 | 223 | 169 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 24 | W 24 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 53 | 91 | 180 | 311 | 147 | 147 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 88 | 88 | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 122 | 530 | 937 | 945 | 623 | 1949 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1479 | 881 | 203 | 55 | 55 | 22 | 16 | 97 | 41 | 251 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 61 |
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