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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 25 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 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Main Street today?
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 3PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
273 | 346 | 350 | 499 | 493 | 371 | 362 | 295 | 291 | 353 | 453 | 1080 | 1380 | 1121 | 756 | 702 | 1920 | 1465 | 1365 | 1310 | 1245 | 1082 | 861 | 724 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:39AM1.52m | 7:14PM1.99m | 7:50AM1.48m | 7:43PM2.05m | 8:52AM1.48m | 8:11PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM0.72m | 1:59AM0.68m | 1:11PM0.85m | 2:43AM0.52m | 1:47PM0.97m | 3:22AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 273 | 346 | 350 | 499 | 493 | 371 | 362 | 295 | 291 | 353 | 349 | 344 | 335 | 266 | 501 | 545 | 211 | 1465 | 1365 | 1310 | 1245 | 1082 | 861 | 724 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 188 | 186 | 168 | 156 | 154 | 195 | 212 | 183 | 129 | 123 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 255 | 211 | 2 | 208 | 208 | 206 | 162 | 160 | 160 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 17 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 24 | W 24 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 |
| kJ | 56 | 48 | 7 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 56 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 42 | 47 | 79 | 453 | 1080 | 1380 | 1121 | 756 | 702 | 1920 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 97 | 253 | 251 | 108 | 25 | 74 | 19 | 19 | 171 | 820 | 813 | 203 | 96 | 55 | 55 | 25 | 74 | 253 | 1479 | 74 | 53 | 16 | 0 |
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