Mesa surf break

Mesa surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 PDT
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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 10PM is: 1.6m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (05 May)5ft (1.6m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
1.3
W
5
1.6
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
5
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1.1
W
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1
W
6
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
86
138
106
118
119
119
118
91
52
51
51
51
51
51
66
59
56
72
159
108
81
65
103
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
E
5
S
10
SW
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
2:17PM0.91m
11:50PM1.51m
3:58PM0.91m
00:33AM1.42m
1:30AM1.32m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.85m
7:58AM0.03m
5:16PM0.90m
8:59AM0.08m
10:01AM0.10m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
6:03
6:01
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7:45
7:46
7:46
7:47
Temp °C
17
19
17
15
14
14
16
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
19
21
22
23
20
19
18
17
19
21
14
15
13
13
12
13
15
18
16
16
17
16
17
17
19
20
21
22
20
19
18
17
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
SSW
15
1
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
9
Energy kJ
66
66
84
58
26
11
119
118
91
52
51
51
39
39
31
24
18
56
56
104
94
81
65
103
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
W
5
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
11
Energy kJ
84
84
10
86
118
119
7
7
27
5
26
25
51
51
51
66
59
51
48
56
55
55
26
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
W
5
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
11
11
3
59
57
37
28
28
4
27
10
11
12
12
35
51
51
10
4
28
27
27
27
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
4
1.3
W
5
1.6
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
WNW
2
0.6
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
Energy kJ
40
86
138
106
42
1
2
16
43
41
7
32
72
159
108
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
349
99
10
1
1
1
1
65
138
11
1
1
1
1
1
138
11
11
1
1
1
1
1
139
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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