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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 am Saturday 16 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
13.3° 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 8AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 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 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
1160 | 1184 | 1249 | 1676 | 2523 | 3538 | 3924 | 2948 | 2662 | 4953 | 5087 | 4679 | 3146 | 3995 | 4299 | 2850 | 2119 | 1665 | 1517 | 1182 | 885 | 698 | 615 | 604 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:04AM1.59m | 9:55PM2.45m | 12:04PM1.58m | 10:40PM2.46m | 1:07PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.02m | 3:36PM1.05m | 5:20AM-0.08m | 4:22PM1.13m | 6:14AM-0.10m | 5:13PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 1160 | 1184 | 1249 | 169 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 100 | 2865 | 3053 | 2828 | 87 | 69 | 68 | 2850 | 2119 | 1665 | 1517 | 1182 | 885 | 698 | 615 | 604 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | W 20 | — | SW 19 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 149 | 220 | 171 | 142 | 15 | 7 | — | 15 | — | 97 | 91 | 88 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 67 | 67 | 39 | 38 | 46 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | W 19 | — | S 20 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 102 | 142 | 126 | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 31 | — | — | — | 30 | 70 | 68 | 42 | 40 | 26 | 50 | 23 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1676 | 2523 | 3538 | 3924 | 2948 | 2662 | 4953 | 5087 | 4679 | 3146 | 3995 | 4299 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 74 | 74 | 81 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 166 | 97 | 97 | 88 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 79 | 251 | 25 | 0 |
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