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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
12.7° 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 8AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
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 Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | |
319 | 319 | 319 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 270 | 270 | 265 | 265 | 328 | 387 | 303 | 344 | 443 | 402 | 983 | 872 | 770 | 297 | 656 | 745 | 637 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:57AM1.56m | 7:36PM1.96m | 8:03AM1.57m | 8:03PM2.12m | 9:05AM1.59m | 8:36PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM0.93m | 12:59PM0.70m | 2:11AM0.67m | 1:36PM0.78m | 2:56AM0.41m | 2:14PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 |
319 | 319 | 319 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 270 | 270 | 265 | 265 | 328 | 387 | 303 | 229 | 443 | 402 | 983 | 872 | 770 | 183 | 656 | 745 | 637 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
176 | 217 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 169 | 167 | 162 | 153 | 149 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 120 | 202 | 288 | 179 | 175 | 264 | 297 | 258 | 248 | 236 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 13 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
9 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | — | 15 | 15 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 125 | 195 | 60 | 60 | 2 | 264 | 2 | 306 | 358 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 25 | 52 | 244 | 244 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 61 | 74 | 74 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 240 | 244 | 97 | 25 | 16 |
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