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Main Street surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
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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
14.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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 9AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | |
186 | 136 | 129 | 113 | 125 | 81 | 87 | 116 | 109 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 416 | 151 | 141 | 145 | 276 | 144 | 257 | 188 | 446 | 218 | 216 | 201 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:50AM1.68m | 8:56PM2.04m | 9:40AM1.65m | 9:20PM2.09m | 10:28AM1.62m | 9:44PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.64m | 2:36PM0.71m | 3:34AM0.50m | 3:06PM0.84m | 4:11AM0.38m | 3:35PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WSW 15 | NW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 7 |
28 | 136 | 129 | 113 | 125 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 53 | 59 | 78 | 22 | 80 | 68 | 79 | 163 | 140 | 161 | 188 | 186 | 156 | 163 | 197 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 |
186 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 77 | 73 | 74 | 78 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 79 | 107 | 171 | 144 | 125 | 59 | 20 | 20 | 64 | 201 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | S 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | WNW 10 |
24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 25 | 65 | 50 | 64 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 63 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — |
43 | — | — | 29 | 15 | 54 | 87 | 116 | 109 | — | — | 47 | 416 | 151 | 141 | 145 | 276 | — | 257 | 157 | 446 | 218 | 216 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 16 | 16 | 61 | 251 | 251 | 75 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 61 | 97 | 81 | 75 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 25 | 97 | 97 | 81 | 81 | 25 |
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