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Perkos Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Perkos surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Perkos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Perkos sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Perkos today?
The current surf forecast for Perkos at 11AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Perkos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | |
704 | 679 | 582 | 572 | 586 | 659 | 666 | 612 | 600 | 576 | 362 | 450 | 326 | 261 | 253 | 314 | 309 | 321 | 282 | 230 | 227 | 980 | 175 | 170 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:22AM2.09m | 5:02PM1.46m | 2:37AM1.95m | 6:07PM1.56m | 4:06AM1.84m | 6:50PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.23m | 8:25PM1.35m | 10:37AM0.29m | 10:26PM1.31m | 11:41AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | S 14 | NW 12 | S 13 |
 kJ | 704 | 679 | 582 | 298 | 395 | 298 | 288 | 191 | 191 | 251 | 326 | 286 | 261 | 261 | 253 | 286 | 309 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 164 | 142 | 118 | 128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 15 | WNW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | WNW 16 | S 14 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 83 | 83 | 219 | 44 | 49 | 65 | 144 | 188 | 249 | 239 | 118 | 326 | 326 | 245 | 157 | 153 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 153 | 51 | 132 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 12 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 16 | WNW 14 | SW 17 | W 18 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 114 | 99 | 54 | 68 | 67 | 49 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 122 | 246 | 12 | 26 | 48 | 25 | 25 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 34 | 84 | 129 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 572 | 586 | 659 | 666 | 612 | 600 | 576 | 362 | 450 | 273 | 160 | 245 | 314 | 303 | 321 | 282 | 230 | 227 | 980 | 175 | 170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 133 | 458 | 52 | 52 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 216 | 54 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 199 | 54 | 312 | 54 | 52 |
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