Main Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.6°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 3PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (05 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (05 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)1616161615151515151515141414141414141467777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)208206291284270256249246246188242239233173166163163163163330353307186244
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
35
NW
40
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
1.44
12:18AM
1.94
3:01PM
1.37
12:52AM
1.87
5:17PM
1.35
1:36AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
0.45
6:00PM
1.18
7:55AM
0.51
6:20PM
1.27
8:56AM
0.57
6:20PM
1.35
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise6:43-------6:43-------6:41-------
Sunset---7:25-------7:27-------7:28----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C182120181514131313151514131212121318181614151516
Feels °C (?)151817161412121112121191010999131188111112
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