Pescaderos Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Santa Barbara, USA)

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Pescaderos Surf Guide

Pescaderos in Santa Barbara is a reasonably exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the north northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around low tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of the strong rips here.

Pescaderos Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	2.5
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	19.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Pescaderos:

The best conditions reported for surf at Pescaderos occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Pescaderos (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Pescaderos with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 56% of the time in April while 5% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 39% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

56%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

39%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Pescaderos Location Map

Interactive Pescaderos surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Pescaderos is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 75 km (47 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Pescaderos is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG), also in USA, 75 km (47 miles) away.

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Pescaderos Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 4 October 2022, 13:32 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 04
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	S	S	SW	WNW
Period (s)	16	16	16	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	glass	glass

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Tides at Pescaderos

Current tide and informaton

For Isla Vista, 1 km from Pescaderos.

Next High Water: 05:47pm | 1.96m

Next Low Water: 01:11am | 0.23m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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low tide

Pescaderos Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 25.0 °C once we account for air movement. In contrast the sea remains relatively cold (19.1 °C). Surfers should wear a spring or summer wetsuit though no doubt some would wear less neoprene on such a warm day, no matter what temperature the sea is.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 19.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite