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Mesa surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm 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 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | W 5 | WNW 5 | 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 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 |
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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) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 |
 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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | W 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| 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) | S 12 | SSE 10 | S 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 5 | WNW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| 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) | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | WNW 2 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 86 | 138 | 106 | 42 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 16 | 43 | 41 | — | — | — | 7 | 32 | 72 | 159 | 108 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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