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Mesa surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mesa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mesa sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mesa today?
The current surf forecast for Mesa at 3PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Mesa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | |
82 | 82 | 84 | 136 | 161 | 110 | 118 | 119 | 119 | 118 | 91 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 66 | 59 | 56 | 62 | 131 | 73 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:17PM0.91m | 11:50PM1.51m | 3:58PM0.91m | 00:33AM1.42m | 1:30AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM-0.03m | 5:01PM0.85m | 7:58AM0.03m | 5:16PM0.90m | 8:59AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | 7:47 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
 kJ | 67 | 67 | 66 | 84 | 84 | 60 | 27 | 12 | 119 | 118 | 91 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 37 | 30 | 32 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 56 | 82 | 73 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 82 | 82 | 84 | 11 | 10 | 86 | 118 | 119 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 66 | 59 | 56 | 48 | 56 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 49 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 59 | 57 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 4 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | S 4 | — | — | WNW 2 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 51 | 136 | 161 | 110 | 44 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 34 | 41 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 62 | 131 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 24 | 349 | 99 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 138 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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